| i. | Geographical area | Central Greece |
| ii. | Region | Boiotia |
| iii. | Site | Tanagra |
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CAPInv. 935: he synodos ton Athenaiston
I. LOCATION
II. NAME
| i. | Full name (original language) |
ἡ σύνοδος τῶν Ἀθηναϊστῶν (IG VII 688, ll. 2-3) |
| ii. | Full name (transliterated) | he synodos ton Athenaiston |
III. DATE
| i. | Date(s) | i BC - i AD |
IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY
| i. | Name in other forms |
τὺ Ἀθαν<α>ϊστή (IG VII 685, ll. 3-4) |
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| ii. | Name elements |
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| iii. | Descriptive terms | σύνοδος, synodos | ||
| Note | synodos: IG VII 688, ll. 2-3 |
V. SOURCES
| i. | Source(s) |
IG VII 688 (i BC - i AD) IG VII 685 (not before ii BC) |
| Note |
IG VII 688: Syll.3 1119 Roesch 1982: 131-2, no. 13 GRA I no. 57d AGRW 31d Marchand 2015: no. 4 IG VII 685: GRA I no. 57a AGRW 31a SEG 49: 528 (rediscovery in the Epigraphical Museum at Athens) Marchand 2015: no. 3 |
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| Online Resources |
IG VII 688 AGRW ID# 4498 IG VII 685 AGRW ID# 4504 |
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| i.a. | Source type(s) | Epigraphic source(s) |
| i.b. | Document(s) typology & language/script | Funerary stelai. IG VII 688: in the koine. IG VII 685: in the Boiotian dialect. |
| i.c. | Physical format(s) |
IG VII 688: Stele of whitish marble with pediment and acroteria in relief. IG VII 685: Stele of white marble with pediment and acroteria in relief over a grossly carved triangular top. |
| ii. | Source(s) provenance | Tanagra |
VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS
| ii. | Realty | The Athenaistai may have owned burial grounds |
IX. MEMBERSHIP
| ii. | Gender |
Men Women |
| Note | Two members are known so far, one man (IG VII 685, l. 1: Lykaon) and one woman (IG VII 688, l. 1: Elpis). The pronoun (ταύτην, tauten in IG VII 688, l. 2) leaves no doubt that the association accepted women. | |
| iv. | Status | Given their names (Lykaon and Elpis) it is possible that the two members are of servile background. |
X. ACTIVITIES
| iv. | Honours/Other activities | Burial of members |
XII. NOTES
| i. | Comments | A third funerary inscription (IG VII 687; Roesch 1982: 131, no. 12) has also been attributed to the Athanaistai of Tanagra. The reading is problematic, and this document can no longer belong to this dossier (see Marchand 2015). |
| ii. | Poland concordance |
Poland B 30 (IG VII 685) Poland B 32 (IG VII 688) |
| iii. | Bibliography |
Kloppenborg, J.S., and Ascough, R.S. (2011), Greco-Roman Associations: Texts, Translations, and Commentary. I. Attica, Central Greece, Macedonia, Thrace. Berlin, New York. Marchand, F. (2015), ‘The Associations of Tanagra: Epigraphic Practice and Regional Context’, Chiron 45: 239-66. Roesch, P. (1982), Etudes béotiennes. Paris. Schachter, A. (1996), Cults of Boiotia. 3 vols. London: 32-3. |
XIII. EVALUATION
| i. | Private association | Certain |
| Note | The theophoric name of the association in -istai and the use of the term synodos point to a private association. |
