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Author: Jan-Mathieu Carbon

CAPInv. 1998: Asklapiastai Aristodameioi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Caria (Rhodian Peraia)
iii. Site Thyssanous

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἀσκλαπιασταὶ Ἀριστοδάμειοι (I.Rhod.Per. 156 l. 9)
ii. Full name (transliterated) Asklapiastai Aristodameioi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 200 - 50 BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:Asklapiastai: worshippers of Asklepios
Personal:The compound, Aristodameioi, suggests that the association was founded by an individual called Aristodamos.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Rhod.Per. 156 (200-50 BC)
Note Bresson, Pérée no. 126
Online Resources I.Rhod.Per/ 156
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorary inscription for an unknown benefactor. Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) Stone plaque partly preserved
ii. Source(s) provenance Thyssanous (Ortaca)

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities The inscription is a fragmentary list of honours passed by various associations for an unknown benefactor (CAPInv. 1127; CAPInv. 1996; CAPInv. 1997). The honours passed by the association of Apolloniastai consists of a crown (l. 10).

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Bresson, A. 1991, Recueil des Inscription de la Pérée rhodienne (Pérée intégrée), Paris.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The name of the association together with the type of the inscription (list of honours passed for an individual by various associations) renders the identification of the group under question with an association certain.