Augustus, Gott und Herr über Land und Meer. Eine neue Inschrift aus Tyberissos im Kontext der späthellenistischen Herrscherverehrung

Abstract

The present inscription was discovered in Tyberissos, a settlement belonging to the territory of Myra in Central Lycia. It consists of a dedication to Augustus who is named Sebastos Theos Kaisar and ges kai thalasses epoptes. This rarely-attested honorific title first appears in inscriptions honouring Pompey, for whom the formula seems to have been invented following the wars against the pirates and Mithridates. Based on the relevant inscriptions, the development and significance of the motif of universal power over land and sea is analysed in the context of Rome and the Hellenistic East.