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Geographical area |
Western Asia Minor
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| ii. |
Region |
Ionia
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| iii. |
Site |
Smyrna
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Full name (original language) |
οἱ θιασῶται (I.Smyrna 534, l. b4)
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Full name (transliterated) |
hoi thiasotai
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Date(s)
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100 (?) BC - 100 (?) AD
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Source(s) |
I.Smyrna 534 (100 (?) BC - 100 (?) AD)
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Online Resources |
I.Smyrna 534
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Source type(s) |
Epigraphic source(s)
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| i.b. |
Document(s) typology & language/script |
Funerary inscription, greek
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Source(s) provenance |
Smyrna, Mt. Pagus
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Local interaction |
The thiasotai are listed among several institutions that honor the deceased Neike. The others are the demos (l. a1), the gerousia (l. b1), the katoikoi (l. b2) and the Rhomaioi (l. b3).
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Poland concordance |
Poland B 357
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Bibliography |
Merkelbach, R., and Stauber, J. (1998), Steinepigramme aus dem griechischen Osten: Die Westküste Kleinasiens von Knidos bis Ilion. Berlin: 552.
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Private association |
Probable
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Note |
The term thiasotai suggests that this was a private association. Neike must have been an important benefactress to civic institutions; whether or not she was also a member of the association must remain unclear.
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Historical authenticity |
Certain
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