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Last Updated on 20 May 2019

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 1597: hoi en Ephesoi ergatai propyleitai pros toi Poseidoni

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Ionia
iii. Site Ephesos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ ἐν Ἐφέσῳ ἐργάται προπυλεῖται πρὸς τῷ Ποσειδῶνι (I.Eph(esos) 3216, ll. 3-4)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi en Ephesoi ergatai propyleitai pros toi Poseidoni

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 100 (?) - 300 (?) AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:ergatai
Topographical:propyleitai pros to Poseidoni. The complex designation suggests that the association consisted of artisans whose shops were inside a propylon near a statue of Poseidon (Dittmann-Schöne 2010: 148).

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Eph(esos) 3216 (100 (?) - 300 (?) AD)
Note See also:
Dittmann-Schöne II.1.31
Online Resources AGRW ID 10173
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Grave stone, Greek
ii. Source(s) provenance Found at Teira near Ephesos.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

iv. Endowments The association receives an endowment of 500 Denarii. In turn, it is obligated to care for the grave of a deceased prometres, prevent it from being used by others, spend 10 Denarii out of the interest on wine, candles and crowns, and celebrate an annual feast.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Dittmann-Schöne, I. (2010), Die Berufsvereine in den Städten des kaiserzeitlichen Kleinasiens. 2nd ed. Regensburg.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Professional associations in the 2nd/3rd century were often very close to the official civic institutions, but they probably remained essentially private associations.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain