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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2045: Dionysiastan Chairemoneion koinon

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I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Rhodes
iii. Site Rhodos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Διονυσιαστᾶν Χαιρημωνείων κοινὸν
ii. Full name (transliterated) Dionysiastan Chairemoneion koinon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) iii (?) BC - ii

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:Χαιρημωνείοι, Chairemoneioi - From the Greek personal name Χαιρημων Chairemon (LGPN s.v. no. 9). The compound name Χαιρημωνείοι, Chairemoneioi suggests either a founder or a benefactor of the association, (cf. Thomsen (forthcoming), Gabrielsen 1997 p. 126-7, Maiuri 1916 p. 141, Poland 1909 p. 73-6).
Theophoric:Διονυσιασταί, Dionysiastai - From the god Dionysos (Morrelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959] 37-42, 122-126).
iii. Descriptive terms κοινον, Koinon (l. 5)

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII,1 161
Online Resources IG XII,1 161
AGRW no. 12537
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honourific-Dedicatory inscription in Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) A rectangular base of blue marble (IG XII,1 161).
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in the City of Rhodes, near the stables of D. Ioannis (cf. Ross, Inscr. Graec. ined. Fasc § 282, IG XII,1 161).

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The descriptive term koinon (κοινὸν), used together with theophoric name elements and a personal name element, guarantees the private character of the association.