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Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. 568: [synodos ton ---]ston

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Attica with Salamis
ii. Region Attica
iii. Site Athens

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) [σύνοδος τῶν ---]στῶν (IG II2 1344, ll. 2-3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) [synodos ton ---]ston

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 28 / 29 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

iii. Descriptive terms κοινόν, koinon
Note koinon: IG II2 1344, l. 13

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG II2 1344 (AD 28/9)
Note See also: SEG 55: 29
Ed. pr.: Philologus 12 (1857): 569
Online Resources IG II2 1344
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek decision of arbitrators?
i.c. Physical format(s) Fragment of a marble stele, measuring 0.17x0.09m.
ii. Source(s) provenance It was seen in the church of St. Nikolaos in the village of Menidi (ancient Acharnai) to the north of Athens.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iv. Officials Treasurer (ταμίας, tamias, l. 12; ταμιεύσας, tamieusas, ll. 5, 11)

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note The preserved names of members are male names.
Ἐράτων, Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (5)
Ἀλέξανδρος Ἀλεξάνδρου Σουνιεύς, Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (247)
Ἀντίοχος, Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (20)
iii. Age Adults

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship It is likely that the reference to Amphiaraos (l. 10) refers to worship of this deity.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments IG II2 1344 claims that there were two groups. However, we cannot exclude the possibility that there were two disagreeing factions of a single group.
The text refers to the archonship of Oinophilos.
ii. Poland concordance Poland A56
iii. Bibliography Baslez, M.-F. (2004), ‘Les notables entre eux. Recherches sur les associations d’Athènes à l’époque romaine’, in S. Follet (ed.), L’Hellénisme d’époque romaine: Nouveaux documents, nouvelles approches (Ier s. a.C. – IIIe s. p.C.) (Actes du colloque international à la mémoire de Louis Robert, Paris, 7-8 juillet 2000), Paris: 105-20.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note The fragmentary state of the name of the group does not allow any definite statement about the character of the group.