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Author: Jan-Mathieu Carbon

CAPInv. 1129: t[o koinon A]thenaistan thiasitan ton syn E[pi]gonoi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Caria (Rhodian Peraia)
iii. Site Syrna (Bayir)

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τ[ὸ Ἀ]θ̣αναϊστᾶν θιασιτᾶν τῶν σὺν Ἐ̣[πι]γόνωι κοινὸν (I.Rhod.Per. 302, ll. 4-6)
ii. Full name (transliterated) t[o koinon A]thenaistan thiasitan ton syn E[pi]gonoi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) l. iii BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:Athenaistai: worshippers of Athena
thiasitai
Personal:ton syn Epigonoi: the formula syn + personal name suggests that the person in question was the leader or founder of the association
iii. Descriptive terms κοινὸν, koinon
Note koinon: I.Rhod.Per. 302 l. 6

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Rhod.Per. 302 ll. 3-6 (ca. 221 BC)
Note Fraser and Bean 1954, 30-33 no. 17
Bresson, Pérée 58b
Online Resources I.Rhod.Per. 302
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Subscription list for the construction of the temple of Asklepios.
i.c. Physical format(s) Large block of white marble.
ii. Source(s) provenance Mosque in Syrna (Bayir); now covered or plastered over.

VII. ORGANIZATION

i. Founder(s) The Athenaistai were founded or led by Epigonos (see above IV.ii).
Gender Male

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

i. Treasury/Funds The association contributed 300 dr towards building works in the sanctuary of Asklepios.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The association contributed to building works in the sanctuary of Asklepios.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction Although the body responsible for the subscription is not mentioned in the preamble, it is possible to assume that this initiative lies with the community of Syrna where the inscription was found. If so, then the association is actively engaged in local religious affairs.

XII. NOTES

i. Comments For the date of the subscription list see now Badoud 2015, 242.

The exact number of contributors is not known as the stele is partially preserved. Yet among a number of individual donors, three associations feature as contributors to building works in the sanctuary of Asklepios (see also CAPInv. 2000; CAPInv. 2001), all three of them raising in total 450 dr.
iii. Bibliography Badoud, N. (2015), Le temps de Rhodes. Une chronologie des inscriptions de la cité fondée sur l’étude de ses institutions, (Vestigia 63), München.
Fraser, P.M. and G.E. Bean 1(954), The Rhodian Peraea and islands, Oxford.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The composite name of the group which was founded or led by an individual underlines its private nature.