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Last Updated on 20 May 2019

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 1471: lentiyphantai

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Ionia
iii. Site Ephesos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) λεντιυφάνται (I.Eph(esos) 454e)
ii. Full name (transliterated) lentiyphantai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 150 (?) - 250 (?) AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:lentiyphantai

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Eph(esos) 454e (150 (?) - 250 (?) AD)
Note See also:
Dittmann-Schöne II.1.8
Online Resources I.Eph(esos) 454e
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Seat inscription, greek
i.c. Physical format(s) Inscribed pillar
ii. Source(s) provenance Gymnasium of Vedius

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The lentiyphantai were one among several associations with reserved seats at the gymnasium of Vedius.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Dittmann-Schöne, I. (2010), Die Berufsvereine in den Städten des kaiserzeitlichen Kleinasiens. 2nd. ed. Regensburg: 134.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Professional associations in the 2nd/3rd century were often very close to the official civic institutions, but they probably remained essentially private associations.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain