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Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. 1894: hoi peri ton Dionyson technitai

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Samos
iii. Site Samos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τεχνῖται (Plut. Antony 56.4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi peri ton Dionyson technitai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:peri ton Dionyson
Professional:technitai

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Plutarch, Antony 56.4
Online Resources Perseus
i.a. Source type(s) Literary source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Plutarch in the life of Antony mentions the Dionysiac technitai. Greek.

XI. INTERACTION

ii. Interaction abroad In 32 BC military preparation was under way in the civil war between Marc Antony and Octavian. Before Antony moved to Athens from Ephesos he stayed with his allies in the island of Samos. It was during his stay on Samos that the Dionysiac technitai were asked to put up performances.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The nature of the evidence (literary source) provides little information about the organization and activities of the Dionysiac technitai who are otherwise well attested across the Hellenistic world; the organization of the technitai and their various branches have been studied thoroughly.