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Author: Jan-Mathieu Carbon

CAPInv. 1996: Apolloniastai [...]

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Caria (Rhodian Peraia)
iii. Site Thyssanous

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἀπολλωνιασταί [...] (I.Rhod.Per. 156 l. 3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) Apolloniastai [...]

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 200 - 50 BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

i. Name in other forms Only part of the name is preserved in the inscription (l. 3). It seems that this association had a composite name consisting of more than one elements.
ii. Name elements
Cultic:Apolloniastai: worshippers of Apollo

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Rhod.Per. 156 (200-50 BC)
Note Bresson, Pérée, no. 126
Online Resources I.Rhod.Per. 156
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorary inscription for an unknown benefactor
i.c. Physical format(s) Stone plaque partly preserved
ii. Source(s) provenance Thyssanous (Ortaca)

X. ACTIVITIES

ii. Meetings and events The association introduced an eponymous day for his benefactor (see X.iv).
iv. Honours/Other activities The inscription is a fragmentary list of honours passed by four associations for an unknown benefactor (CAPInv. 1127; CAPInv. 1997; CAPInv. 1998). The honours passed by the association of Apolloniastai consist of a crown (l. 4, as the inscription breaks off in the right part it is not clear what type of crown was awarded to the honorand), an eponymous day (l. 4, ἄγεσθαι δὲ αὐτοῦ [καὶ ἁμέραν], agesthai de autou kai hameran) and proclamation of honours on a specific occasion (l. 5).

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Bresson, A. 1991, Recueil des Inscription de la Pérée rhodienne (Pérée intégrée), Paris.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The composite name (partly preserved) of the association together with the type of the inscription (list of honours passed for an individual by various associations) renders the identification of the group under question with an association certain.