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Last Updated on 13 Mar 2017

Author: Maria-Gabriella Parissaki

CAPInv. 1749: hoi peri Biatora

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Thrace
ii. Region Inland Thrace
iii. Site Nicopolis ad Istrum

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ περὶ Βιάτορα (IGBulg II 720, l. 3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi peri Biatora

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii - iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:hoi peri + personal name: the followers of Biator.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IGBulg II 720 (ii - iii AD)
Online Resources IGBulg II 720
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedication in Greek to Athena and Hermes
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble plaque with relief decoration of Athena and Hermes
ii. Source(s) provenance Found at Malko Tǎrnovo at the territory of Nicopolis ad Istrum; no further details available on its exact finding-place.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The dedication was set up to Athena and Hermes. This suggests worship by the group.
Deities worshipped Athena and Hermes

XII. NOTES

i. Comments The term Viator in the name of the group occurs either as a title of a Roman officer or as a personal name; as such it is attested at Dionysopolis and Odessos during the imperial period, see LGPN IV, s.v. for these and further occurrences.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Discarded
Note Regardless of the interpretation of the group's name (deriving from an officer's title or a personal name), this dedication may have been set up by an ad hoc group of persons. Nothing in the text indicates a more permanent organisation.