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Last Updated on 23 May 2019

Author: Sofia Kravaritou

CAPInv. 1240: tois techneitais

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Central Greece
ii. Region Thessaly. Pelasgiotis.
iii. Site Larisa

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τοῖς τεχνείταις (IG IX.2 633, face a1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) tois techneitais

III. DATE

i. Date(s) Imp.

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:techneitais

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG IX.2 633 (Imp.)
Note See also:
Lolling 1882: 336-7
Online Resources IG IX.2 633
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Seat inscriptions from the great theatre A in Larisa.
i.c. Physical format(s) The inscriptions are curved on -at least- one row of seats.
ii. Source(s) provenance Ancient theatre A in Larisa

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

i. Archaeological remains The ancient theatre A in Larisa has received major excavation and restoration works during the last decades (Tziafalias 2010). The study of the numerous seat inscriptions of the theatre is actually under publication (Bouchon, Darmezin, Helly and Tziafalias under publication).

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities The association had been appointed seats in the major theatre of Larisa, in order to take part collectively in all festivals and meetings; the theatre, for example, was also hosting the assemblies of the Thessalian federal body (Tziafalias 2010).

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Lolling, H.G. (1882), ‘Mittheilungen aus Thessalien’, MDAI(A) 7: 335-48.
Bouchon, R., Darmezin, L., Helly Br., and Tziafalias A. (under publication), Inscriptions du théâtre de Larisa.
Tziafalias, A. (2010), ‘Αποκάλυψη αρχαίων Θεάτρων Λάρισας’, in A. Adrymi-Sismani (ed.), Αρχαία Θέατρα στη Θεσσαλία, Volos: 27-38.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The term techneitai renders the presence of a private group almost certain.