The Erastus Inscription at Corinth

What archaeology found

In 1929 excavators at Corinth found a paving stone near the theater with a Latin inscription: 'Erastus, in return for his aedileship, laid this pavement at his own expense.' The excavators dated it to the mid-1st century CE, the time of Paul. It is still in place at the site.

Where it was found

Corinth, GreeceView on OpenStreetMap

Sources

1. John Harvey Kent, Corinth VIII.3: The Inscriptions, 1926–1950, American School of Classical Studies at Athens (1966)
2. Steven J. Friesen, The Wrong Erastus: Ideology, Archaeology, and Exegesis, Corinth in Context (Brill) (2010)
3. John K. Goodrich, Erastus, Quaestor of Corinth: The Administrative Rank of ὁ οἰκονόμος τῆς πόλεως (Rom 16.23) in an Achaean Colony, New Testament Studies 56 (2010)

Verdict history

• Nov 10, 2026DebatedInitial verdict.