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Last Updated on 21 Jun 2019

Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. 1883: thiasos

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Kos
iii. Site Kos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) θίασος (IG XII 4.1 125 l. 7)
ii. Full name (transliterated) thiasos

III. DATE

i. Date(s) s. ii - f. i BC

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII 4.1 125 (second half of ii BC - first half of i BC)
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Decree in Greek poorly preserved. The decree mentions an ἐπαγγελίαν, epaggelian (l. 6), a promise probably to financial contributions towards the thiasos.
i.c. Physical format(s) Right fragments of a marble stele. H. 22.5 x W. 18 x Th. 6 cm.
ii. Source(s) provenance Unknown. Now in Kos Museum.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iv. Officials ἐπιμήνιοι, epimenioi (l. 3)
[ταμί]αι, tamiai (l. 12) (the word is heavily restored and thus it remains unclear whether tamiai were indeed included among the officials of the thiasos).

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

i. Treasury/Funds Despite the fragmentary nature of the inscription, it seems that the decree recorded the promise of financial contribution towards the thiasos (ll. 6-7), with the amount expected to be donated no less than 100 drachmas (l. 9).

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship In line 10 there is a reference to several gods (εἰς τὸς θεὸς, eis tos theos), the precise meaning and context of which eludes us due to the fragmentary nature of the inscription.
Deities worshipped theoi

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Epimenioi are attested as officials in other associations in Kos (see CAP Inv.) as well as in civic subdivisions (e.g. IG XII 4.1 103); in all cases their duties are religious in nature.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note Although the decree is badly preserved, the occurrence of the term thiasos, together with the attestation of epimemioi and the promise of a financial contribution all this points towards a private association.