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Geographical area |
The Near East and Beyond
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Region |
Syria
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Site |
Antiochia
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Full name (original language) |
Στεφανειταί (SEG 35: 1483, l. A41)
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Full name (transliterated) |
Stephaneitai
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Name elements |
| Professional: | Stephaneitai |
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Source(s) |
SEG 35: 1483 (AD 73/4)
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Online Resources |
SEG 35: 1483
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Source type(s) |
Epigraphic source(s)
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Document(s) typology & language/script |
Greek building inscription
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Physical format(s) |
Limeston stele
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Source(s) provenance |
Found at the west bank of the Orontes
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Local interaction |
On the building project of the fullers' canal, see CAPInv. 646.
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Comments |
The stephaneitai appear in one of the lists of plintheia (stele A) that have participated in the construction of the fullers' canal. According to Robert 1951: 255-6, the name of a plintheion in the genitive is "celui du propriétaire, dont la maison occupait tout le terrain"; in this case, the plintheion would have largely consisted of the club house of the stephaneitai. The same explanation is offered by Feissel 1985: 101-2.
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Bibliography |
Feissel, D. (1985), ‘Deux listes de quartiers d’Antioche astreints au creusement d’un canal (73-74 après J.-C.)’, Syria 62: 77-103.
Robert, L. (1951), ‘Contribution à la topographie de villes de l’Asie Mineure méridionale’, CRAI 1951: 254-9.
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Private association |
Probable
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Note |
Stephaneitai are of course known from other cities. In Antioch, a civic subdivion was named after them, which might cast doubt on their "private" nature. But this objection is not very strong. However, the inscription seems to show that the city of Antioch could oblige the association to participate in a civic project, because the association was registered and officially recognised as a corporate entity.
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