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I. LOCATION

i.	Geographical area	Attica with Salamis
ii.	Region	Attica
iii.	Site	Salamis

II. NAME

i.	Full name (original language)	κοινὸν τῶν θιασωτῶν, (IG II² 1317, l. 4; IG II² 1317b, 6; SEG 2: 10, ll. 4, 6)
ii.	Full name (transliterated)	koinon ton thiasoton

III. DATE

i.

Date(s)

272 - 248 BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii.

Name elements

Cultic:

thiasotai

iii.

Descriptive terms

κοινόν, koinon

Note

koinon: IG II² 1317, l. 4; IG II² 1317b, 6; SEG 2: 10, ll. 4, 6.

V. SOURCES

i.	Source(s)	IG II² 1317 (272/1 BC) IG II² 1317b (249/8 BC) SEG 2: 10 (251/0 BC)
	Note	Ed. pr. IG II² 1317: CIG 109. IG II² 1317b: An.Ép. 1915: 1. SEG 2: 10: Keramopoulos 1923, 112. Other publications: IG II² 1317: Lueders no. 31; Michel no. 1557; Osborne 2004-2009, 658 no. 1 (= SEG 59: 151) IG II² 1317b: Michel no. 1879; Osborne 2004-2009, 661 no. 3 (= SEG 59: 153) SEG 2: 10 : Michel no. 1881; Osborne 2004-2009, 660 no. 2 (SEG 59: 152). Cf. SEG 3: 127; SEG 44: 69; SEG 53: 9, 31 and 162. BE 1926, p. 266; 1938, no. 83; 2011, no. 236.
	Online Resources	IG II² 1317 and AGRW ID 22907 IG II² 1317b and AGRW ID 22919 SEG 2.10 and AGRW ID 22915
i.a.	Source type(s)	Epigraphic source(s)
i.b.	Document(s) typology & language/script	Three Greek honorary decrees for the magistrates of the association. They are all honoured for the proper performance of their duties with an olive-leaves crown.
i.c.	Physical format(s)	IG II² 1317b: Marble stele with six crowns incised at the bottom, measuring 0,85x0,35m. SEG 2: 10: Marble stele with five crowns incised at the bottom, measuring 0,88x0,37m.
ii.	Source(s) provenance	1317: In the acropolis of Salamis. Wilhelm 1902, 131 thinks that the stone was transported from Piraeus to Salamis. 1317b: On a hill, north of the village Ambelakia, Salamis. SEG 2: 10: In the peninsula Pounta in the acropolis of ancient Salamis.

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

i.	Archaeological remains	SEG 2: 10 is said to have been found among ruins of three rooms, belonging to a bigger building, Keramopoulos 1923: 111-2.
ii.	References to buildings/objects	There is a reference to a sanctuary (ἱερόν, hieron, IG II² 1317, l. 11; IG II² 1317b, ll. 5, 9) of Bendis.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii.	Members	Members of the group are designated as θιασῶται, thiasotai, IG II² 1317, l. 5; IG II² 1317b, ll. 2, 6.
iv.	Officials	Stewards ἐπιμεληταί, epimeletai: IG II² 1317, ll. 7-8; IG II² 1317b, ll. 4, 8, 19, 15; SEG 2: 10, ll. 3-4, 10-11 (in the number of three epimeletai). Note that in IG II² 1317, two are called συνεπιμεληταί, synepimeletai(thus suggesting a shared office). Treasurer (ταμίας, tamias, IG II² 1317, l. 7; IG II² 1317b, ll. 7, 15; SEG 2: 10, l. 11). Secretary (γραμματεύς, grammateus, IG II² 1317, l. 8; IG II² 1317b, l. 15; SEG 2: 10, 11). Priest (ἱερεύς, hiereus, IG II² 1317b, l. 12; SEG 2: 10, l. 12).
vi.	Laws and rules	The association's magistrates had to present an account of their financial administration, SEG 2: 10, ll. 7-8: καὶ τοὺς λόγους ἀπέδωκαν τῶν ἀνηλωμένων, kai tous logous apedokan ton anelomenon).

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

ii.

Realty

We do not know whether the sanctuary (ἱερόν, hieron) mentioned (see above) belonged to the group.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii.	Gender	Men
	Note	9 names of men.
iii.	Age	Adults
iv.	Status	8 of them remain unidentified, while one person, Stratokles, bears the demotikon Eleusinios, Arnaoutoglou 2003: 203 and Tracy 2003: 125

X. ACTIVITIES

i.	Assemblies	All the three decrees record a monthly meeting on the second day of the month Skirophorion (June/July). The assembly is designated as the main, ἀγορᾶι κυρίαι, agora kyria, IG II² 1317, l. 1, or κυρίαι ἀγορᾶι, kyriai agorai, IG II² 1317b, l. 3; SEG 2: 10, l. 3.
iii.	Worship	There are references to sacrifices (θυσίαι, thysiai, IG II² 1317, l. 3; IG II² 1317b, l. 5; SEG 2: 10, 5).
	Deities worshipped	Βενδις, Bendis, IG II² 1317, l. 11; IG II² 1317b, l. 9.
iv.	Honours/Other activities	The magistrates are honoured with an olive-leaves crown (θαλλοῦ στέφανος, thallou stephanos, IG II² 1317, l. 6; SEG 2: 10, l. 9) and a praise (ἐπαινέσαι, epainesai, IG II² 1317, l. 5; IG II² 1317b, l. 6; SEG 2: 10, l. 8), because of their virtue (ἀρετή, arete) and rightneousness (δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosyne), IG II² 1317, ll. 6-7; SEG 2: 10, l. 9).

XI. INTERACTION

i.

Local interaction

The group may have been the original group out of which another group seceded, the Harbour Group, according to Osborne 2004-2009.

XII. NOTES

i.	Comments	The decrees are dated in the archonships of Lysitheides (IG II² 1317), Hieron (IG II² 1317b), Thersilochos (SEG 2: 10).
ii.	Poland concordance	IG II² 1317: Poland A20
iii.	Bibliography	Wilhelm, A. (1902), 'Inschrift aus dem Peiraieus', JÖAI 5: 127-39. (= (1984) A. Wilhelm. Abhandlungen und Beiträge zur griechischen Inschriftenkunde in den JÖAI (1898-1948) 1. Leipzig: 159-71) Keramopoulos, A. (1923), Ho apotympanismos: Synbole archaiologike eis ten historian tou poinikou dikaiou kai ten laographian. Athenai. Pakkanen, P. (1996), Interpreting early Hellenistic religion. A study based on the mystery cult of Demeter and the cult of Isis. Helsinki. Taylor, M. (1997), Salamis and the Salaminioi. The history of an unofficial Athenian demos. Amsterdam: 111-2. Mikalson, J. (1998), Religion in Hellenistic Athens. Los Angeles: 148. Osborne, M. (1999), ‘Voyaging through strange seas of thought – The study of Athenian inscriptions’, Praktika tes Akademias Athenon 74: 67-80. Arnaoutoglou, I. (2003), Thusias heneka kai sunousias. Private religious associations in Hellenistic Athens. Athens: 67-69. Tracy, S. (2003), Athens and Macedon. Attic letter-cutters of 300 to 229 B.C.. Berkeley: 123-5. Osborne, M. (2004-2009), ‘Five Hellenistic decrees of the Salaminian thiasotai of Bendis’, Hόρος 17-21: 657-72. Osborne, M. (2009), ‘The archons of Athens 300/299–228/7’, ZPE 171: 83–99. Ismard, P. (2010), La cité des réseaux. Athènes et ses associations VIe – Ier siècle av. J.-C.. Paris: 264-7.

XIII. EVALUATION

i.	Private association	Certain
	Note	The association displays all the hallmarks of a private association: distinct name, membership, organization, property and durability.

CAPInv. 270: koinon ton thiasoton