| i. | Geographical area | Central Greece |
| ii. | Region | Boiotia |
| iii. | Site | Thebes |
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CAPInv. 964: to[i] synthyte (l. hoi synthytai)
I. LOCATION
II. NAME
| i. | Full name (original language) | το[ὶ] συνθύτη (SEG 32: 493, l. 1) |
| ii. | Full name (transliterated) | to[i] synthyte (l. hoi synthytai) |
III. DATE
| i. | Date(s) | s. iv - e. iii BC |
IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY
| iii. | Descriptive terms | συνθύται, synthytai |
| Note | synthytai: SEG 32: 493, l. 1 |
V. SOURCES
| i. | Source(s) | SEG 32: 493 (s. iv - e. iii BC) |
| Note |
New edition: Roesch 1982: 120-2, no. 1 (with autopsy of the stone) of IG VII 2463 See also: GRA I no. 56 AGRW New restoration for the name of the deity proposed by Schachter (see SEG 31: 497(2)) |
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| Online Resources |
SEG 23: 493 SEG 31: 497(2) AGRW ID# 3979 IG VII 2463 |
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| i.a. | Source type(s) | Epigraphic source(s) |
| i.b. | Document(s) typology & language/script | Dedication in the Boiotian dialect of a statue of Athena by a group of synthytai. The names of the dedications (synthytai) are inscribed in two columns. |
| i.c. | Physical format(s) | Statue base of grey limestone inscribed at the front. |
| ii. | Source(s) provenance | Pyri, in the suburbs of Thebes |
VII. ORGANIZATION
| iii. | Members |
The technical term used is συνθύται, synthytai. 22 male members are listed, all with patronymics and no ethnics, indicating that they all are citizens. Several names, such as Πτωΐλλει, Ptoilei, Ἱσμεινίας, Hismeinias, and Ἀσωπόδωρος, Asopodoros, bear a significant local Boiotian colour (see Marchand 2011). |
IX. MEMBERSHIP
| i. | Number | 22 (the dedication is complete, but this does not necessarily mean that this is the total number of members) |
| ii. | Gender | Men |
| iii. | Age | Adults |
| Note | The presence of patronymics indicates that we are dealing with citizens. | |
| iv. | Status | Citizens of Thebes given the presence of patronymics and absence of ethnics. |
X. ACTIVITIES
| iii. | Worship | Dedication of a statue of Athena. The sculptor is Lysistratos of Athens (l. 13). |
| Deities worshipped | Athena with an epithet starting with lambda. Schachter (SEG 31: 497(2)) suggests Athena Longatis, and points to the similarity of the inscription with IG VII 553 from Tanagra. |
XII. NOTES
| ii. | Poland concordance | Poland B 40 |
| iii. | Bibliography |
Kloppenborg, J.S., and Ascough, R.S. (2011), Greco-Roman Associations: Texts, Translations, and Commentary. I. Attica, Central Greece, Macedonia, Thrace. Berlin, New York. Marchand, F. (2011) ‘Rencontres onomastiques au carrefour de l'Eubée et de la Béotie’, in N. Badoud (ed.), Philologos Dionysios. Mélanges offerts au professeur Denis Knoepfler, Geneva: 343-76. Roesch, P. (1982), Etudes béotiennes. Paris: 120-2, no. 1. Schachter, A. (1981) Cults of Boiotia. vol 1. London: 129. |
XIII. EVALUATION
| i. | Private association | Certain |
| Note | The use of the term synthytai points to a private association. |
