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Author: Matt Gibbs & Philip F. Venticinque

CAPInv. 1348: plethos ton en Alexandreiai [...]menon iatron

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Alexandria (L00)
iii. Site Alexandria

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείαι̣ [․․․․․]μένων ἰατρῶν (I.Alex.Imp. 97, ll. 2-3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) plethos ton en Alexandreiai [...]menon iatron

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 7 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Geographical:en Alexandreiai
Professional:iatroi physicians
iii. Descriptive terms πλῆθος, plethos
Note plethos: I.Alex.Imp. 97, l. 2

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Alex.Imp. 97 (AD 7)
Note Other editions: SEG 40:1552; AGRW 284
Online Resources I.Alex.Imp. 97
TM 105102
AGRW ID 659
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedication in Greek of the portrait statue of Gaius Prokleios Themison, the archiatros, set up by the plethos on behalf of eunoia.
i.c. Physical format(s) Statue base

VII. ORGANIZATION

iv. Officials ἀρχιατρός, archiatros (l. 1)

IX. MEMBERSHIP

vi. Proper names and physical features Gaius Prokleios Themison

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities Gaius Prokleios Themison, the archiatros, was honoured with a portrait statue by the plethos.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Harland, P. (2003), Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations: Claiming a Place in Ancient Mediterranean Society, Fortress: 304 (n. 4)
Römer, C. (1990), 'Ehrung für den Arzt Themison', ZPE 84: 81-88

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note Has been accepted as an association; use of plethos to denote an association is fairly common and suggests that Gaius Prokleios Themison belongs or is associated with an association of some sort.