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Geographical area |
Aegean Islands
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Region |
Euboea
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Site |
Eretria
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Full name (original language) |
τὸ κοινὸν τῶν Ἀμφιαστῶν (SEG 31, 807)
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Full name (transliterated) |
to koinon ton Amphiaston
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Name elements |
Personal: | Amphias: Amphiastai (followers of Amphias) |
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Descriptive terms |
κοινόν, koinon
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Note |
Charbonnet (1984, 49-53) argued that the name derives from Amphiaraos and should read τὸ κοινὸν τῶν Ἀμφια(ρα)στῶν, i.e. worshippers of Amphiaraos. This view, however, met strong criticism (e.g. Eretria VIII: 146-147 no. 2).
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Source(s) |
SEG 31, 807 (m. ii BC)
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Online Resources |
SEG 31, 807
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Source type(s) |
Epigraphic source(s)
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Document(s) typology & language/script |
Honorary inscription in Greek for Amphias, son of Aristodemos, by the koinon of Amphiastai dedicated to Asklepios and Hygeia.
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Physical format(s) |
Statue base.
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Source(s) provenance |
Found reused in the 'East House' (Maison Est), to the east of the House of the Mosaics in Eretria.
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Founder(s) |
Amphias may have been the founder of the koinon, as the koinon is named after him (Amphiastai).
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Gender |
Male
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Worship |
The statue of Amphias was dedicated to Asklepios and Hygeia.
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Deities worshipped |
Asklepios Hygeia
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Honours/Other activities |
The koinon honoured Amphias with an honorific statue (as it can be deduced on the basis of the statue base and the formula of the inscription).
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Comments |
In light of a statuette of Asklepios found not far away from the House of the Mosaics, Themelis (1978a, pp. 4-9; 1978b, p. 25) suggested that a sanctuary of Asklepios was probably located in the area nearby. However, the statuette was found in a deposit along with three more sculptures and it is not concrete evidence for the presence of a sanctuary of Asklepios in the nearby area. Although the statue of Amphias is dedicated to Asklepios and Hygeia it does not need being set up in a sanctuary.
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Bibliography |
Charbonnet, A. (1984), 'Amphiaraos à Érétrie', MH 41: 49-52. Ducrey, P. (1981), Études des lettres 4: 73-78. Eretria VIII, 146-147 no. 2. Themelis, P. (1978a): 4-9. Themelis, P. (1978b): 25
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Private association |
Certain
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Note |
The term koinon along with the name terminating in -istai (followers/ worshippers) suggests that this group is a private association. Due to the nature of evidence (honorific inscription) we know next to nothing about its internal organization.
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