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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2021: Apolloniastai Thaideteion Astymedeion

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I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Rhodes
iii. Site Rhodos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἀπολλωνιασταί Θεαιδητείων Ἀστυμηδείων
ii. Full name (transliterated) Apolloniastai Thaideteion Astymedeion

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:Θεαιδητείων, Theaideteion - From the Greek personal name Θεαίδητος, Theaidetos (LGPN s.v. no. 6)

Ἀστυμηδείων, Astymedeion - From the Greek personal name Ἀστυμήδης, Astymedes (LGPN s.v. no. 20).
Theophoric:Ἀπολλωνιασταί, Apolloniastai - From the god Ἀπολλων, Apollon (Morrelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959], 21-28, 102-110).
Note The character of the association is greatly reminiscent of other associations described as κοινὸν, koinon, although the descriptive term has been omitted in this case.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII(1) 163
Online Resources IG XII(1) 163

AGRW no. 12541
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of theophoric and personal name elements, and the dedicatory-honourific context of the attested inscriptions make the private character of the association certain, although a descriptive term is omitted.