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Author: Stella Skaltsa

CAPInv. 91: to koinon ton Amphiaston

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Euboea
iii. Site Eretria

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τὸ κοινὸν τῶν Ἀμφιαστῶν (SEG 31, 807)
ii. Full name (transliterated) to koinon ton Amphiaston

III. DATE

i. Date(s) m. ii BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:Amphias: Amphiastai (followers of Amphias)
iii. Descriptive terms κοινόν, koinon
Note Charbonnet (1984, 49-53) argued that the name derives from Amphiaraos and should read τὸ κοινὸν τῶν Ἀμφια(ρα)στῶν, i.e. worshippers of Amphiaraos.
This view, however, met strong criticism (e.g. Eretria VIII: 146-147 no. 2).

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) SEG 31, 807 (m. ii BC)
Online Resources SEG 31, 807
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Honorary inscription in Greek for Amphias, son of Aristodemos, by the koinon of Amphiastai dedicated to Asklepios and Hygeia.
i.c. Physical format(s) Statue base.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found reused in the 'East House' (Maison Est), to the east of the House of the Mosaics in Eretria.

VII. ORGANIZATION

i. Founder(s) Amphias may have been the founder of the koinon, as the koinon is named after him (Amphiastai).
Gender Male

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The statue of Amphias was dedicated to Asklepios and Hygeia.
Deities worshipped Asklepios
Hygeia
iv. Honours/Other activities The koinon honoured Amphias with an honorific statue (as it can be deduced on the basis of the statue base and the formula of the inscription).

XII. NOTES

i. Comments In light of a statuette of Asklepios found not far away from the House of the Mosaics, Themelis (1978a, pp. 4-9; 1978b, p. 25) suggested that a sanctuary of Asklepios was probably located in the area nearby. However, the statuette was found in a deposit along with three more sculptures and it is not concrete evidence for the presence of a sanctuary of Asklepios in the nearby area. Although the statue of Amphias is dedicated to Asklepios and Hygeia it does not need being set up in a sanctuary.
iii. Bibliography Charbonnet, A. (1984), 'Amphiaraos à Érétrie', MH 41: 49-52.
Ducrey, P. (1981), Études des lettres 4: 73-78.
Eretria VIII, 146-147 no. 2.
Themelis, P. (1978a): 4-9. Themelis, P. (1978b): 25

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The term koinon along with the name terminating in -istai (followers/ worshippers) suggests that this group is a private association. Due to the nature of evidence (honorific inscription) we know next to nothing about its internal organization.