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Author: Sofia Kravaritou

CAPInv. 1236: Makedones anchistoi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Central Greece
ii. Region Thessaly. Perrhaibia (Northern Thessalian Perioikoi).
iii. Site Ancient city of Pythion.

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Μακεδόνες ἄγχιστοι (unpublished)
ii. Full name (transliterated) Makedones anchistoi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) Hell. (?)

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

i. Name in other forms ἀνχιστῶν οἱ περὶ Παρμενίσκον, anchiston hoi peri Parmeniskon (CAPInv. 1234); cf. ἄγχιστοι, Anchistoi (CAPInv. 1235).
ii. Name elements
Ethnic:Μακεδόνες, Makedones
Kinship-related:ἄγχιστοι, anchistoi

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) The inscription was presented by A. Tziafalias in the 1st Archaeological Meeting of Thessaly and Central Greece, Volos-University of Thessaly, 27/2-2/3/2003, Volos. His paper entitled 'Το Κοινό των Τριπολιτών΄is not included in the Proceedings of the Conference. The reference is given in Mili 2005: 102.
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Votive inscription made by the group.
ii. Source(s) provenance The inscriptions was located during the excavation of the temples of Apollo Pythios and Poseidon Patroos at Pythion.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship Dedication made by the group.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Mili, M. (2005), Studies in Thessalian Religion. Oxford.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note The possibility to have a private group remains open (cf. CAPInv. 1234 and CAPInv. 1235).