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Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. 919: hoi ten akropolin katoikountes

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Mysia
iii. Site Pergamon

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ τὴν ἀκρόπολιν κατοικοῦντες (I.Pergamon 394 ll. 3-4; 434, l. 4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi ten akropolin katoikountes

III. DATE

i. Date(s) m. i - m. ii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Topographical:hoi ten akropolin katoikountes

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) 1. I.Pergamon 394 (54-68 AD)
2. I.Pergamon 434 (after 142 AD)
Note 2. IGR IV, 424
Online Resources 1. I.Pergamon 394
1. AGRW ID 8889

2. I.Pergamon 434
2. AGRW ID 8892
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script I.Pergamon 394: Honorary inscription in Greek for Nero Claudius son of emperor Claudius by those residing on the akropolis.
I.Pergamon 434: Honorary inscription in Greek to L. Cuspius Rufinus by those residing on the akropolis.
i.c. Physical format(s) I.Pergamon 394: marble slab.
I.Pergamon 434: Base of white marble. On the top three tormoi.
H. 25 x W. 55 cm.
ii. Source(s) provenance I.Pergamon 394: Found in the akropolis in 1881.
I.Pergamon 434: Found south of the theater in 1884.

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities I.Pergamon 394: Those residing on the akropolis honoured Nero Claudius son of emperor Claudius.
I.Pergamon 434: Those residing on the akropolis honoured L. Cuspius Rufinus, consul, priest of Zeus Olympios and founder (ktistes) of the fatherland (patris).

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction I.Pergamon 394: those residing on the acropolis honoured along with the demos the son of emperor Claudius.
I.Pergamon 434: The honorand was a distinguished Pergamene, Roman consul and priest of Zeus Olympios (PIR 2 C 1637; Halfmann 154 no. 66). He was also honoured by another group in Pergamon, hoi katoikountes ten Paspareiton plateian (CAP Inv. 920)
ii. Interaction abroad I.Pergamon 394: Nero Claudius, son of the emperor Claudius, was honoured by those residing on the akropolis and the people (demos).

XII. NOTES

i. Comments In I.Pergamon 394 the name is largely restored: [οἱ την ἀκρ]όπολιν [κατοικοῦντες
ii. Poland concordance I.Pergamon 434: Poland Z *49A.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note The place of residency is a bonding element in the self-presentation of the group. If the restoration in I.Pergamon 394 is correct then one and the same group can be traced within the time-span of a century. Its private character, however, remains inconclusive.