Lalla of Arneae
Graeco-Roman civic benefactor
About Lalla of Arneae
Lalla of Arneae (fl. ca. 80 – 100 CE) was a Graeco-Roman civic benefactor.
Lalla was the daughter of Teimarchos of Arneae in Lycia, Asia Minor, and became the wife of a nobleman named Diotomos. She had a sister named Asë. She served as priestess to the Imperial cult, and was responsible for the construction of a public meeting house (parochion) and a gymnasium, and was known as a gymnasiarch. Some actions were done in tandem with her husband, such as setting up a statue of Trajan.
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