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Author: Jessica Piccinini

CAPInv. 1061: to koinon ton peri ton Dionyson techniton kai proxenon

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Southern Italy with Sicily
ii. Region Calabria
iii. Site Rhegion

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τὸ κοινὸν τῶν περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τεχνιτῶν καὶ προξένων (I.Reggio Calabria 6, ll. 8-9)
ii. Full name (transliterated) to koinon ton peri ton Dionyson techniton kai proxenon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii - i BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:technitai
Status-related:proxenoi
Theophoric:Dionysos
iii. Descriptive terms κοινόν, koinon
Note koinon: I.Reggio Calabria 6, l. 8

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Reggio Calabria 6 (l. ii - e. i BC)
Note See also: IG XIV 615; Le Guen I 72; Aneziri F5
Online Resources I.Reggio Calabria 6
IG XIV 615
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script I.Reggio Calabria 6 is a Greek honorary inscription for a woman Ainesus, cf. Ferrandini Troisi 2000, 50-52.
i.c. Physical format(s) I.Reggio Calabria 6 is a stone stele, now lost, cf. D'Amore's editorial notes.
ii. Source(s) provenance I.Reggio Calabria 6 was found nearby the medieval defensive urban wall, between the modern via Biagio Camagna e Giulia, close to the crossroad with via Torrione.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iv. Officials Officials are collectively called ἄρχοντες, archontes.
ἱερεύς, iereus (entirely restored in l. 1)
Eponymous officials ἱερεύς, iereus ([ἐπὶ ἱερέος], [epi hiereos], l. 1, which is fully restored), cf. Lazzarini 1979: 85 and D'Amore in I.Reggio Calabria 6.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note Although only male names are mentioned in the inscription, it cannot be excluded that women and children were also in this guild of artists.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The ἱερεύς, iereus and the theophoric name of the guild mentioned in the inscription must refer to cultic practice by the members of the association.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Fragments of theatrical masks made in Lipara were found in the sanctuary in via Reggio Campi (cf. D'Amore 2007: 31).
The association probably worshipped Dionysos, but it is not possible to exclude other cults, such as that of the Muses.
iii. Bibliography Aneziri, S. (2003), Die Vereine der dionysischen Techniten im Kontext der hellenistischen Gesellschaft. Untersuchungen zur Geschichte, Organisation und Wirkung der hellenistischen Technitenvereine. Stuttgart: 402, F5.
Lazzarini, M.L. (1979), 'Un'iscrizione greca di Reggio: le associazioni di attori in età ellenistica', Klearchos 21: 83-96.
Ferrandini Troisi, F. (2000), La donna nella società ellenistica, Testimonianze epigrafiche. Bari: 50-2.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of the term koinon and the nature of the technitai, in combination with the theophoric name of Dionysios, make it certain that we are dealing with a private association.