Eutychides [SEP] place of birth
Eutychides
Eutychides ( "Eftichidis") of Sicyon in Corinthia, Greek sculptor of the latter part of the 4th century BC, was a pupil of Lysippus. His most noted work was a statue of Tyche, which he made for the city of Antioch, then newly founded. The goddess, who embodied the idea of the city, was seated on a rock, crowned with towers, and having the river Orontes at her feet. There is a small copy of the statue in the Vatican. It was imitated by
was addressed to Theon and Eutychides. The document announces the removal of an individual from the place where he was registered. The document is not complete, but the lacunae can be filled in from POxy 252, which is similar. Probably POxy 252 was not addressed to the same officials as POxy 253.
The measurements of the fragment are 193 by 130 mm. The text is written in an uncial hand.
It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The text was published by Grenfell and