A HYPOTHETICAL ABSOLUTE CHRONOLOGY.

The article focuses on the way how to attach absolute dates to the eponyms on Rhodian amphora stamps. It says that the sequence should follow the pattern of previous scholars in counting backwards from the final name recorded in Carthage. It mentions that the hypothetical character of the dates must be stressed to determine the sequence. It adds that future discoveries of new combination of eponyms and fabricants can result to the adjustment of the whole sequencing pattern.