Minima epigraphica. On some Roman and Byzantine inscribed objects from Elaiussa Sebaste (Cilicia)

This paper aims at presenting some inscribed small finds from former excavations carried out in the years 2006-2011 at Elaiussa Sebaste in Cilicia, under the auspices of the University of Rome, Sapienza. An inscribed base of a glass bottle, a lead seal, two glass weights, a bronze ring and an inscribed potsherd will be analysed, so as to give new dignity to these items that were until now neglected. All the objects are pertaining to the late Roman or early Byzantine period, mainly from the sixth until the mid-seventh century AD. Even if pertaining to various different typologies, these inscribed findings share some common characteristics and shed light on several aspects of public and private life in a port city of southern Anatolia.