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Last Updated on 16 May 2019

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 1042: latypoi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Phrygia
iii. Site Aizanoi

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) λατύποι (Wörrle 2011: 144)
ii. Full name (transliterated) latypoi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i - iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:latypoi

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Wörrle 2011: 144 (i - iii AD)
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Seat inscription, greek
ii. Source(s) provenance Theatre of Aizanoi

XII. NOTES

i. Comments The seat inscription was discovered by Wörrle, who published a photo. Professional associations had reserved seats in other cities as well. In Aizanoi, it is possible that the seats were periodically sold by the city (cf. Wörrle 2011: 144-5 on the use of apolambanein).
iii. Bibliography Wörrle, M. (2011), ‘Aizanoi’s Theatre in Use: An Epigraphic Approach’, in A.N. Bilgen et al. (eds.), Archaeological Research in Western Central Anatolia, Kütahya: 140–50.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Professional associations in the 2nd/3rd century were often very close to the official civic institutions, but they probably remained essentially private associations.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain