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Last Updated on 16 May 2019

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 732: synetairoi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Phrygia
iii. Site Laodikeia by the Lykos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) συνεταῖροι (SEG 58: 1542, l. 4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) synetairoi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 150 - 200 AD

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) SEG 58: 1542 (150 - 200 AD)
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Epitaph, greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble stele
ii. Source(s) provenance Laodikeia, North-West Area

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Ritti, T., and Baysal, H.H. (2008), Denizli-Hierapolis Arkeoloji Müzesi. Yunanca ve Latince Yazılı Eserlerin Kataloğu. Napoli: 216-8, no. 137.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Discarded
Note Thalamos, the deceased, tells the reader of the inscription that having been to Pisa frequently, "I was called Pisaios by all my synetairoi". This does not suggest a formal organization. Rather, synetairoi is an eloquent word for "friends" that fits the Homeric tone of the epitaph well.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain