Opramoas
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Opramoas was an important civic benefactor in the 2nd century CE. He is the best known ancient euerget. He was a magnate
from the small Lycia
n town of Rhodiapolis
(south Asia Minor
, in modern Turkey
). His activities are recorded in extensive Greek
inscriptions on the walls of his mausoleum
at Rhodiapolis.
Magnate
Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
from the small Lycia
Lycia
Lycia Lycian: Trm̃mis; ) was a region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey. It was a federation of ancient cities in the region and later a province of the Roman Empire...
n town of Rhodiapolis
Rhodiopolis
Rhodiopolis is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was a suffragan of Myra.It is called Rhodia by Ptolemy and Stephanus Byzantius; Rhodiapolis on its coins and inscriptions; Rhodiopolis by Pliny the Elder , who locates it in the mountains to the north of Corydalla.Its history is unknown....
(south Asia Minor
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
, in modern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
). His activities are recorded in extensive Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
inscriptions on the walls of his mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
at Rhodiapolis.