Paul and Caristanius at Pisidian Antioch In 2001 Michel Christol, Thomas Drew-Bear, and Mehmet Taslialan published a Latin inscription which had recently been discovered near Pisidian Antioch (1). Although they have provided a detailed discussion of this inscription, they have failed to note that this inscription refers to events that may have occurred near the time when the apostle Paul entered the city. This paper will explore this possibility. The first section of this paper will survey the contents of this inscription, while the second section will review scholarly opinion regarding the year when Paul arrived in Pisidian Antioch. The third section will reflect on the significance of this inscription for NT studies, while the fourth section will offer a brief closing summary. 1. The Inscription This newly-discovered inscription declares that C. Caristanius Fronto Caisianus Iullus, whom we will call “Caristanius”(2), had fulfilled a vow he had made to an unidentified deity (or deities) on behalf of Claudius’ safety and victory during the Roman invasion of Britain. This inscription possesses four sections. The first section consists of the dedication “To Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, pontifex maximus, consul for the third time, with tribunician power for the fifth time, pater patriae” (3). This wording points to several specific dates. Claudius became pontifex maximus at the beginning of his principate in the year 41, received the title pater patriae in 42, became consul for the third time in 43, and received tribunician power for the fifth time on January 25, 45 (4). Since he held this power for the fifth time until January 24, 46, the last year referred to by this inscription is (1) “L’empereur Claude, le chevalier C. Caristanius Fronto Caesianus Iullus et le culte impérial à Antioche de Pisidie”, Tyche 16 (2001) 1-20. The text of the inscription is printed on pp. 1-2. (2) Following the usage of S. MITCHELL – M. WAELKENS, Pisidian Antioch. The Site and Its Monuments (London 1998) 10. (3) Lines 1-5 of the inscription. (4) See D. KIENAST, Römische Kaisertabelle. Grundzüge einer römischen Kaiserchronologie (Darmstadt 1990) 90-92; B. LEVICK, Claudius (New Haven 1990) 41-42, 94; CHRISTOL – DREW-BEAR – TASLIALAN, “L’empereur”, 3.