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Last Updated on 26 Jun 2019

Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. 1077: koinon ton thiasoton

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) κοινὸν τῶν θιασωτῶν (ZPE 190 (2014): 117, l. 2)
ii. Full name (transliterated) koinon ton thiasoton

III. DATE

i. Date(s) iii BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:thiasotai
iii. Descriptive terms κοινόν, koinon
Note koinon: ZPE 190 (2014): 117, l. 2

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) ZPE 190 (2014): 117 (iii BC)
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek honorary inscription
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble stele 0.19m high, 0.187m wide.
ii. Source(s) provenance It was found in the stores of the Kerameikos excavations, Inv. No. 92.

VII. ORGANIZATION

i. Founder(s) The editor claims that Makron designated as archeranistes (ll. 4-5) was the founder of the group, because of the phrase [οὓς] συνέλεξεν, [hous] synelexen, l. 3.
Gender Male
iv. Officials Chief-eranistes (ἀρχερανιστής, archeranistes), ll. 5-6
Secretary (γραμματεύς, grammateus), l. 5
Accountant (λογιστής, logistes) l. 6
Stewards (ἐπιμεληταί, epimeletai) l. 7. They are designated as 3 συνεπιμεληταί, synepimeletai.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note There are five individuals - office holders, all men: Μάκρων, Λεύκων, Δωρόθεος, Μοσχίων, Διονυσόδωρος.
iii. Age Adults

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The editor assumes that the group worshipped Artemis Ariste and Kalliste.
Deities worshipped Artemis (?)
iv. Honours/Other activities The association crowned (ἐστεφάνωσεν, estephanosen, ll. 3-4) their officials.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments It is possible that the present group is related to that in IG II2 1297 (CAPInv. 268) and IG II2 1298 (CAPInv. 269). In view of this, I am not sure whether we should interpret literaly the phrase hous synelexen (l. 3), as referring to the group's foundation.
iii. Bibliography Graml, C. (2014), ‘Eine neue Ehreninschrift der Thiasotai der Artemis Ἀρίστη καὶ Καλλίστη aus dem athener Kerameikos’, ZPE 190: 116-26.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The association displays all the hallmarks of a private association: distinct name, membership, organization, property and durability.