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The Inscription of the Olba Aqueduct and the Cilician Governor Antonius Balbus

Olba Su Kemeri Yazıtı ve Kilikia Valisi Antonius Balbus

Mustafa H. Sayar(İSTANBUL MEDENİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6339-9002
Journal
Seleucia
Pages
9–16
Publication Date
2026-05-25
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Both inscriptions demonstrate that the Olba water system was continuously maintained and used from the 2nd century through the end of the 6th century.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In an inscription discovered on the aqueduct of Olba, one of the cities of Mountainous Cilicia, and published at the end of the 19th century, the name of the governor of the Province of Cilicia—partially legible—is recorded as Antonius Balbus, who was found in Charadros (=Kaledıran) and documented in an honorary inscription dated to the years 199–210 CE.
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Key Findings & Data:Adolf Wilhelm and Josef Keil, who conducted research near Olba in the late first quarter of the 20th century, documented an inscription regarding the repair of an aqueduct east of Olba, dated to the second half of the 6th century AD.
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Conclusion & Impact:Both inscriptions demonstrate that the Olba water system was continuously maintained and used from the 2nd century through the end of the 6th century.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Su Kemeri · Eyalet Valisi · Yapı Yazıtı

Abstract

In an inscription discovered on the aqueduct of Olba, one of the cities of Mountainous Cilicia, and published at the end of the 19th century, the name of the governor of the Province of Cilicia—partially legible—is recorded as Antonius Balbus, who was found in Charadros (=Kaledıran) and documented in an honorary inscription dated to the years 199–210 CE. Adolf Wilhelm and Josef Keil, who conducted research near Olba in the late first quarter of the 20th century, documented an inscription regarding the repair of an aqueduct east of Olba, dated to the second half of the 6th century AD. Both inscriptions demonstrate that the Olba water system was continuously maintained and used from the 2nd century through the end of the 6th century.

Özet

Dağlık Kilikia şehirlerinden Olba’nın su kemeri üzerinde 19. yy. sonunda görülerek yayımlanmış olan bir yazıtta adı kısmen okunabilmiş olan Kilikia Eyaleti valisinin adının Batı Dağlık Kilikia’da Charadros’ta (=Kaledıran) 19. yy. sonunda bulunmuş olan ve MS 199-210 yılları arasına tarihlenen bir onur yazıtında adı belgelenen Antonius Balbus ile özdeş olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. 20. yy.ın ilk çeyreği sonunda Olba civarında araştırmalar yapan Adolf Wilhelm ve Josef Keil Olba’nın doğusunda MS 6. yy.ın ikinci yarısına tarihlenen bir su yolu tamir yazıtını belgelemişlerdir. Her iki yazıt Olba su şebekesinin 2. yy.dan 6. yy. sonuna kadar sürekli tamir edilerek kullanıldığını kanıtlamaktadır.

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Sayar, M. H. (2026). The Inscription of the Olba Aqueduct and the Cilician Governor Antonius Balbus. Seleucia, Sayı: XVI, 9–16. https://ajindex.com/articles/1542906

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