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Last Updated on 01 Jul 2019

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 1767: hoi apo te[s] oikoumenes athletai

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Ionia
iii. Site Erythrai

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ ἀπὸ τῆ[ς] οἰκουμένης ἀθληταί (I.Erythrai 429, ll. 1.5-1.9)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi apo te[s] oikoumenes athletai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 100 (?) - 30 (?) BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:hoi apo te[s] oikoumenes athletai

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Erythrai 429 (100 - 30 BC)
Online Resources I.Erythrai 429
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorary monument, Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble block, four crowns depicted
ii. Source(s) provenance Near Erythrai

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The group joins the Demos of Erythrai, the Demos of Eleia and the hieroneikai (ll. 2.8-2.9) in honoring an unknown person.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note As the athletai apparently belonged to the world-wide synod of Dionysiac artists, the usual assumptions for that synod should be valid here as well. It is, however, not clear whether or not the athletai were a formal organization within that synod, or a loose combination of members with a certain status.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain