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Author: Mario C.D. Paganini

CAPInv. 1969: hoi apo tes oikoumenes peri ton Dionyson kai Autokratora Traianon Hadrianon Sebaston Kaisara neon Dionyson technitai hieronikai stephanitai kai hoi touton synagonistai kai hoi nemontes ten hieran thymeliken synodon

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Eastern Asia Minor
ii. Region Galatia
iii. Site Ankyra

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκουμένης περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον καὶ Αὐτοκράτορα Τραιανὸν Ἁδριανὸν Σεβαστὸν Καίσαρα νέον Διόνυσον τεχνεῖται (l. τεχνῖται) ἱερονεῖκαι (l. ἱερονῖκαι) στεφανεῖται (l. στεφανῖται) καὶ οἱ τούτων συναγωνισταὶ καὶ οἱ νέμοντες τὴν ἱερὰν θυμελικὴν σύνοδον (SEG 6: 59, ll. 2-8)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi apo tes oikoumenes peri ton Dionyson kai Autokratora Traianon Hadrianon Sebaston Kaisara neon Dionyson technitai hieronikai stephanitai kai hoi touton synagonistai kai hoi nemontes ten hieran thymeliken synodon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 117 - 138 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

i. Name in other forms τῆς ἱερᾶ[ς Ἁδριανῆς θυμε][λι]κῆς συνόδου τ[ῶν ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκουμέ][νη]ς περὶ τὸν Διο[νυσον καὶ Αὐτοκράτορα] [Τ]ραιανὸν Ἁδρια[νὸν Καίσαρα Σεβαστὸν] [νέ]ον Διόνυσον [τ]ε[χνειτῶν ἱερονεικῶν] [στ]εφανε[ιτ]<ῶ>ν καὶ [τῶν τούτων συναγω][ν]ιστῶν. tes hieras Adrianes thymelikes synodou ton apo tes oikoumenes peri ton Dionyson kai Autokratora Traianon Hadrianon Kaisara Sebaston neon Dionyson techniton hieronikon stephaniton kai ton bouton synagoniston (SEG 6: 58, A ll. 1-7)
οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκουμένης περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον καὶ Αὐτοκράτορα Τραιανὸν Ἁδριανὸν Καίσαρα Σεβαστὸν τεχνεῖται ἱερονεῖκαι στεφανεῖται καὶ οἱ τούτων συναγωνισταί, hoi apo tes oikoumenes peri ton Dionyson kai Autokratora Traianon Hadrianon Kaisara Sebaston technitai hieronikai stephanitai kai hoi touton synagonistai (IGR III 211, ll. 2-10)
ii. Name elements
Geographical:oikoumene
Personal:Autokrator Traianos Hadrianos Sebastos Kaisar neos Dionysos Emperor Hadrian
Hadriane synodos
Professional:technitai
synagonistai
thymelike
Theophoric:Dionysus
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος, synodos
Note Synodos: SEG 6: 59, l. 8; SEG 6: 58, A l. 7 and passim.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) SEG 6: 59 (AD 128/9)
SEG 6: 58 (AD 117-138)
IGR III 211 (AD 128/9)
Note SEG 6: 59 = IGR III 209 = Bosch, Quellen Ankara 155,128
SEG 6: 58 = IGR III 210 = Bosch, Quellen Ankara166,130
IGR III 211 = Bosch, Quellen Ankara 153,127
Online Resources Online Texts are: Bosch, Quellen Ankara 155,128, Bosch, Quellen Ankara166,130 and Bosch, Quellen Ankara 153,127
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorific decrees in Greek by the hiera synodos of the technitai of Dionysus and their fellow athletes.
i.c. Physical format(s) Stelai

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects Statues and crowns granted to benefactors and agonothetai.
τὸ τῆς ἱερᾶς συνόδου θυμελικῆς Ἁδριανῆς σφράγισμα, to tes hieras synodou thymelikes Hadrianes sphragisma seal (SEG 6: 58, ll. 13-5)

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii. Members The members are collectively called hoi apo tes oikoumenes peri ton Dionyson kai Autokratora Traianon Hadrianon Sebaston Kaisara neon Dionyson technitai hieronikai stephanitai kai hoi touton synagonistai kai hoi nemontes ten hieran thymeliken synodon (SEG 6: 59, ll. 2-8) or similar expressions. From the expression τῆς ἱερᾶ[ς Ἁδριανῆς θυμε][λι]κῆς συνόδου τ[ῶν ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκουμέ][νη]ς περὶ τὸν Διο[νυσον καὶ Αὐτοκράτορα] [Τ]ραιανὸν Ἁδρια[νὸν Καίσαρα Σεβαστὸν] [νέ]ον Διόνυσον [τ]ε[χνειτῶν ἱερονεικῶν] [στ]εφανε[ιτ]<ῶ>ν καὶ [τῶν τούτων συναγω][ν]ιστῶν. tes hieras Adrianes thymelikes synodou ton apo tes oikoumenes peri ton Dionyson kai Autokratora Traianon Hadrianon Kaisara Sebaston neon Dionyson techniton hieronikon stephaniton kai ton bouton synagoniston (SEG 6: 58, A ll. 1-7) one can gather that the hiera Hadriane thymelike synodos was formed by the technitai hieronikai stephanitai in honour of Dionysus and of Emperor Hadrian and by their fellow athletes and artists.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note It seems likely that the group was formed by men, given the character of the hiera synodos of the technitai.

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities The group took part in agones and granted honours with statues and crowns to agonothetai for the organisation of the games.

XI. INTERACTION

ii. Interaction abroad The synodos had international nature and interaction.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The well-known nature and character of the hiera synodos of artists provides sufficient proof for its being a private association.