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Author: Paschalis Paschidis

CAPInv. 794: [he] synethia (l. synetheia) tes Nemeseos ton peri Terminarin

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Macedonia
ii. Region Mygdonia
iii. Site Thessalonike

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) [ἡ] συνήθια (l. συνήθεια) τῆς Νεμέσεος τῶν περὶ Τερμινάριν (IG X.2.1 Suppl. 1192, ll. 1-4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) [he] synethia (l. synetheia) tes Nemeseos ton peri Terminarin

III. DATE

i. Date(s) f. iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:Apart from the name of Nemesis, the association is further qualified by the name of its leader, Terminaris.
Theophoric:Nemesis
iii. Descriptive terms συνήθεια, synetheia
Note synetheia: IG X.2.1 Suppl. 1192, l. 1

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG X.2.1 Suppl. 1192 (f. iii AD)
Note Other editions: SEG 56: 784
Online Resources IG X.2.1 Suppl. 1192
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Funerary inscription in Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Plaque
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in an area to the northwest of ancient Thessalonike.

VII. ORGANIZATION

ii. Leadership The association was named after the deity (Nemesis) and its leader (Terminaris), who bears no title.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

iv. Status The deceased's nomen does not allow any certainty as to his status (see the comments of Nigdelis 2006: 182-3)

XII. NOTES

i. Comments The name of the group mentions Nemesis, most probably in her role as the chief deity of gladiatorial and wild-beast games (see the detailed analysis of Nigdelis 2006: 179-91).
Judging by the fact that this is the first mention of an association of Nemesis in the whole Greek East, Nigdelis 2006: 181-2 is probably correct in assuming that this was an association of spectators of gladiatorial and wild-beast games.
iii. Bibliography Nigdelis, P.M. (2006), Επιγραφικά Θεσσαλονίκεια. Συμβολή στην πολιτική και κοινωνική ιστορία της αρχαίας Θεσσαλονίκης, Thessaloniki: 178-83, no. 9.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The supposed nature of the group's activities, a distinct name and leadership all point to a private association.