Museiliha inscription: Difference between revisions

| created = 75–100 {{nbsp}}AD

Nineteenth-century scholars initially dated the Museiliha inscription to the second century AD.{{Sfn|Harrer|2006|p=69}} Scholars since have revised this dating to the first century AD, based on evidence of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] administrative practices and language usage. The presence of [[Latin]] in the inscription points to an early Roman period, likely soon after the region became part of the [[Roman Empire]], when Latin was still the primary language in official matters. The specific involvement of a Roman procurator to resolve a territorial dispute between Caesarea of Lebanon, a recognized city, and Gigarta, which was not a recognized ''civitas'', further supports a mid-first-century date, aligning with the period shortly after [[Sohaimos (Iturean king)|Sohaimos]], the [[Iturea]]n king of North Lebanon, died in 49 {{nbsp}}AD. At this time, the Iturean territories, including Gigarta, likely fell under the direct oversight of a procurator within the Roman province of [[Roman Syria]], a model similar to administrative solutions implemented in neighboring regions such as [[Roman Palestine|Palestine]].{{Sfn|Aliquot|2009|p=78}} According to the official website of the [[Louvre Museum]], the inscription is dated to the fourth quarter of the first century AD (75–100 {{nbsp}}AD).{{Sfn|Louvre Museum|2024}}