| i. | Geographical area | Attica with Salamis |
| ii. | Region | Attica |
| iii. | Site | Athens? |
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CAPInv. 1538: thiasotai Demoto
I. LOCATION
II. NAME
| i. | Full name (original language) | θιασῶται Δημότο (IG II2 2720, ll. 3-4) |
| ii. | Full name (transliterated) | thiasotai Demoto |
III. DATE
| i. | Date(s) | m. iv (?) BC |
IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY
| ii. | Name elements |
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V. SOURCES
| i. | Source(s) | IG II2 2720 (m. iv (?) BC) |
| Note |
Ed. pr.: AD 1888: 115, no. 3 Other publications:RIJG i 112: no. 29; Finley 1951: no. 43; Lambert 1993: 86; Lambert 1996: 77 |
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| Online Resources | IG II2 2720 | |
| i.a. | Source type(s) | Epigraphic source(s) |
| i.b. | Document(s) typology & language/script | Greek horos inscription recording the sale of land subject to redemption for 100dr. |
| i.c. | Physical format(s) | Marble stele measuring 0.36x0.30x0.09m. |
| ii. | Source(s) provenance | Found built in a tower in the Acropolis, now in EM 10191. |
VII. ORGANIZATION
| ii. | Leadership | On the basis of the presence of the genitive of the proper name Demotes in the nomenclature of the group, perhaps Demotes (Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (1)) was the leader. |
XII. NOTES
| i. | Comments | On the basis of the genitive Δημότο (Demoto) a date in the mid 4th century BC is more likely, Threatte 1996: ii 150-4. |
| ii. | Poland concordance | Poland A 23 |
| iii. | Bibliography |
Arnaoutoglou, I. (2003), Thusias heneka kai sunousias. Private religious associations in Hellenistic Athens. Athens. Cohen, E. (1992), Athenian economy and society. A banking perspective. Princeton: 207-15. Faraguna, M. (2012), ‘Diritto, economia, societa: riflessioni su eranos tra eta omerica e mondo ellenistico’, in B. Legras (ed.), Transferts culturels et droits dans le monde grec et hellenistique, Paris: 129-53. Finley, M. (1951), Studies in land and credit in ancient Athens, 500-200 B.C. The Horos inscriptions. New Brunswick. Harris, E. (2013), ‘Finley’s Studies in land and credit sixty years later’, Dike 16: 123-46. Ismard, P. (2010), La cité des réseaux. Athènes et ses associations VIe – Ier siècle av. J.-C. Paris: 281-4. Lambert, S. (1993), The phratries of Attica. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Lambert, S. (1996), ‘Notes on two Attic horoi and some corrigenda to The phratries of Attica’, ZPE 110: 77-9. Millett, P. (1991), Lending and borrowing in ancient Athens. Cambridge. Thomsen, Chr. (2015), ‘The eranistai of classical Athens’, GRBS 55: 154-75. Threatte, L. (1996), The grammar of Attic inscriptions. Berlin. |
XIII. EVALUATION
| i. | Private association | Probable |
| Note | Lambert 1996: 78-9 argues that the improved reading he proposed suggests that thiasotai were members of thiasoi, to be understood as subdivisions of phratries. But were these subdividions of phratries able to contract loans? |
