Letter of Iulia Domna to Ephesos supporting application
for Ephesos to receive new title; AD 213/214; found at Ephesos:
Keil & Maresch, JÖAI 45, 1960 Beibl. 80-82, no. 7, ll. 9-14;
AnnEpig 1966, 430, ll. 9-14; Robert, RPh 41, 1967, 44-64;
Lifshitz, ZPE 6, 1970, 57-60; *IEph 212, ll. 9-14 and Add. p. 6;
**Engelmann, ZPE 51, 1983, 125-126 (l. 14).
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IEph 212.9-14 + Add. p. 6
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