of the Greco-Roman Era in certain ancient Sites of Asia Minor. 21 
of the late Sir William Sherard, thus supplying a distinguished editor* of 
Tacitus, who has quoted at full length his Aphrodisian and Stratonicean tituli 
in particular, with documents of a most interesting and important character to- 
wards the illustration of his author’s text. 
I cannot but feel regret that I have been obliged to fill up the Lacune in 
my transcript of this record with my own imperfect supplements ; but I have had 
no other altenative. My learned auditory will, of course, regard all this merely 
in the light of a Tentamen, open to, and most probably demanding, ulterior cor- 
rection. 
The commencement, or preamble, as it may be termed, is wanting, but may 
perhaps be supplied as follows : 
[Inasmuch as it is well-known that the temple of Hercules, ] in Agrigentum,t is a sanctuary 
To those who enter its precincts, which also 
[We regard as becoming its citizens, ] seeing that we have conceded [the same privilege 
To such as have been placed] in circumstances of difficulty, whence there is reserved 
* Viz. Brotier. Vid. Tacit. Edit. Lemaire, vol. iy. pp. 428, 432. 
The parts of Chishull’s work referred to here are pp. 152, 156, in which he has given from the 
MS. of Sherard the Aphrodisian and Stratonicean inscriptions. 
The late Sir William Sherard’s papers at present form part of the Harleian collection in the 
British Museum, N° 7509. They have been recently used by the learned Professor Boeckh, in 
forming his Corpus Inscriptionum Grecarum relative to Asia Minor. 
I observe the Stratonicean titulus to be No. 2715, in his series, and that it has been published 
also by Mr. Fellows, in his last volume of travels, Nos. 91 and 92, p. 367. 
{ There is some difficulty with respect to this part of the titulus. My copy is as follows, in 
vy. 1. and 2. ATTPATANASYAON «* * * * NYIIOAIKOIATTPA * ** in both which I have conceived 
that reference has been made to the circumstance of there having been a reciprocity of Asylia 
established between the inhabitants of Agrigentum and the Ionians of Teos and its dependencies. 
This is @ priori probable, when the Rhodian origin of Agrigentum is taken into consideration, from 
which it would naturally follow, that amicable relations would be perpetuated between the colonists, 
and the sacred territory of Asia Minor, in which Teos held so distinguished a rank. For this we 
haye the testimony of Herodotus in the case of Gelas, through which the tide of colonization 
flowed into Sicily from the east, namely, Rhodes and Crete. 
Hence we find the worship of Minerva established in Agrigentum; as also of Jupiter Atabyrius 
and Hercules, the sacred tum of which enjoyed the privileges of Asylia. 
See Polybius, ix. 27,7. Strabo, xiv. 2, p. 198, u.s. Lactantius, i. 22. Herodot. vii.153. Thu- 
eyd. vi, 4. 
