Inscription from Byblos

Excerpts

Characterization by Ambraseys (2009)

• from Ambraseys (2009)

"Inscriptions found at Palaepaphos (IGR iii. 939, 941–944) confirm the reconstruction activity in the city immediately or soon after 15 BC."

Inscription from Byblos as described by Dussaud (1895)

• from Dussaud (1895:299-300)
• Ambraseys (2009) cites this inscription as evidence for an earthquake in Cyprus (Paphos) dated to ~17–15 BCE. However, the inscription was discovered in Byblos (Lebanon) and, while it records that Apollodorus son of Nikonos was fortunate to have survived an earthquake, it does not specify the location of that event. On contextual grounds, the earthquake may instead have affected Byblos.

Chronology

Year	Reference	Corrections	Notes
15 BCE		none	Ambraseys (2009) dates "reconstruction activity in the city immediately or soon after 15 BC."

Seismic Effects

• Ambraseys (2009) interprets the inscriptions as commemorating reconstruction activity.

Locations

• Paleo Paphos