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Last Updated on 01 Mar 2017

Author: Sophia Zoumbaki

CAPInv. GR-76: synodoi paidon

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Peloponnese with Adjacent Islands
ii. Region Lakonia
iii. Site Sparta

II. GENERAL REFERENCE

i.a. Full reference (original language) σύνοδοι παίδων (IG V.1 255, l. 3)
i.b. Full reference (transliterated) synodoi paidon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) iv - iii BC

IV. TERMINOLOGY

i. Descriptive terms σύνοδος, synodos
Note synodos: IG V.1 255, l. 3

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG V.1 255 (iv-iii BC)
Online Resources IG V.1 255
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedication to Artemis Ortheia by Arexippos who commemorated in this way his victory in boys' competition.
i.c. Physical format(s) The upper part of a marble stele decorated with a pediment.
ii. Source(s) provenance Sparta

VIII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Kennell, N. (1995), The Gymnasium of Virtue: Education and Culture in Ancient Sparta. Chapel Hill.
Moretti, L. (1953), Iscrizioni agonistiche greche. Rome: 45-8.

IX. EVALUATION

i. Private associations Discarded
Note The phrase synodoi paidon seems to be rather a poetic expression.