Beginning of letter of Septimius Severus or Caracalla to
[a]rchontes, [boule, and demos of Ephesos]; AD 193/217; found at
Ephesos: *IEph 222.
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IEph 222
| 1 | [—]․ος [—] |
| [—] Ἀδιαβην[ικὸς? —] | |
| [Σεβαστὸς δημαρ]χικῆς ἐξ[ουσίας τὸ —ʹ, αὐτοκράτωρ τὸ —ʹ, —] | |
| [Ἐφεσίων τοῖς ἄ]ρχουσι κ[αὶ τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῷ δήμῳ χαίρειν·] |