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I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i.	Full name (original language)	κοινὸ[ν τῶν Ἀ]σκληπιαστῶν (SEG 18: 33, ll. 9-10)
ii.	Full name (transliterated)	koino[n ton A]sklepiaston

III. DATE

i.

Date(s)

212 (?) - 173 (?) BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii.

Name elements

Theophoric:

Asklepiastai: the association's name denoted the devotees of god Asklepios.

iii.

Descriptive terms

κοινόν, koinon

Note

koinon: SEG 18: 33, ll. 9, 16

V. SOURCES

i.	Source(s)	SEG 18: 33 (212 (?) - 173 (?) BC)
	Note	See also: BE 1960: no. 132 Ed. pr.: IG II² 1293 Rev. ed. Hubbe 1959: 178, no. 4 (= SEG 18: 33)
	Online Resources	IG II² 1293 SEG 18: 33
i.a.	Source type(s)	Epigraphic source(s)
i.b.	Document(s) typology & language/script	Greek honorific decree for Alkibiades son of Herakleitos of Thorikos. It is also ordained to inscribe the names of the Asklepiastai.
i.c.	Physical format(s)	Two joining marble fragments (a. 0.391x0.329m and b. 0.184x0.142m) of a stele.
ii.	Source(s) provenance	Found in the south slope of Akropolis in Athens, now in the Epigraphical Museum, EM 7762, 7763.

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii.

References to buildings/objects

In l. 18 a sanctuary (ἱερόν, hieron) is referred to, while in ll. 17 and 19 the existence of a stele bearing the honorary decree is attested.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii.	Members	The members of the group are called Ἀσκληπιασταί, Asklepiastai, ll. 7, 12 and 17.
iv.	Officials	Treasurer (ταμίας, tamias, l. 19) is supplemented.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

i.	Treasury/Funds	In l. 20 the treasurer is called to provide money from the treasury (κο[ινόν], ko[inon]) for the erection of the stele.
ii.	Realty	Perhaps the sanctuary (ἱερόν, hieron) mentioned in ll. 3 and 18 belonged to the group. However, since the inscription was found near the Asklepieion there is a distinct possibility that the public sanctuary of Asklepios is meant.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii.	Gender	Men
	Note	Ἀλκιβιάδης Ἡρακλείτου Θορίκιος, Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (26)
iii.	Age	Adults
iv.	Status	The honoured is an Athenian citizen.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii.	Worship	Given the mention in dative of Ἀσκληπιός (Asklepios) and Ὑγεία (Hygeia) in ll. 4-5, it is possible that the group worshipped the two deities.
	Deities worshipped	Ἀσκληπιός (Asklepios) and Ὑγεία (Hygeia) (?)
iv.	Honours/Other activities	Alkibiades is praised (ἐπαινέσαι, epainesai) and crowned with an olive-leaves crown (θαλλοῦ στέφανος, thallou stephanos) for his piety and zeal, ll. 13-14.

XII. NOTES

ii.	Poland concordance	Poland A53a
iii.	Bibliography	Hubbe, R. (1959), ‘Decrees from the precinct of Asklepios at Athens’, Hesperia 28: 169-201. Mikalson, J. (1998), Religion in Hellenistic Athens. Los Angeles, 145.

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. 323: koino[n ton A]sklepiaston