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Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. GR-9: ta koineia ta en Nisyro

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Nisyros
iii. Site Mandraki

II. GENERAL REFERENCE

i.a. Full reference (original language) τὰ κοινεῖα τὰ ἐν Νισύρῳ (IG XII.3 104, l. 12)
i.b. Full reference (transliterated) ta koineia ta en Nisyro
ii. Reference context Honorary inscription for Gnomagoras son of Dorotheos, Neisyrios, a prominent citizen with an illustrious career; he held military, civic and religious offices. Gnomagoras pleased all the koineia ta en Nisyro.

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i (?) AD

IV. TERMINOLOGY

i. Descriptive terms κοινεῖα, koineia (l. 12)

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII.3 104, l. 12 (1st c. AD?)
Note IGRR IV 1110
AGRW 246
Online Resources IG XII 3 104

AGRW ID 1683
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorary inscription for Gnomagoras son of Dorotheos, Neisyrios, a prominent citizen, who held military, civic and religious offices. The inscription is carved in the statue base that would support Gnomagoras' statue.
i.c. Physical format(s) Cylindrical statue base (H. 74 cm).
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in the church of Katholike in the area of Mandraki.

VII. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction Gnomagoras was honoured by a number of honouring bodies, i.e. boule and private associations (see CAP Inv. 104, CAP Inv. 105, CAP Inv. 106, CAP Inv. 107).

VIII. NOTES

ii. Poland concordance Poland B 243.

IX. EVALUATION

i. Private associations Certain
Note The terminology used (koineia) makes it certain that we have here a reference to private associations. In the Doric Aegean the term koineion stands as a counterpart to the term koinon (e.g. in the testament of Epikteta in Thera, see CAPInv. no. 1645).