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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2088: [to k]oinon to Lapethiastan

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I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Rhodes
iii. Site Lindos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) [τὸ κ]οινὸν τὸ Λαπηθιαστᾶν
ii. Full name (transliterated) [to k]oinon to Lapethiastan

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii - i BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Ethnic:Λαπηθιασταί, Lapethiastai - Likely referring to a group of immigrants from Lapethos on Cyprus.
iii. Descriptive terms τὸ κοινὸν, to koinon

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII,1 867
Cl.Rhod.2 36
Online Resources IG XII,1 867
Cl.Rhod.2 36

AGRW no. 15089
AGRW no. 14885
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note The descriptive term koinon (κοινὸν) used on an association of immigrants living in Lindos highly suggest a private character, however, since the name refers to a foreign city-state, it remains a possibility, that the association had a public status.