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Last Updated on 22 Feb 2017

Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. 294: hoi emporoi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Attica with Salamis
ii. Region Attica
iii. Site Athens

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ ἔμποροι (IG II2 3493, l. 1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi emporoi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) l. i BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:Traders: emporoi

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG II2 3493 (l. i BC)
Note Ed. pr. BCH 38 (1914) 411 no. 20.
Cf. SEG 42: 249; SEG 50: 2.
Online Resources IG II2 3493
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek honorific inscription for Pammenes, son of Zenon of Marathon (Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (13)) for his virtue and fairness.
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble base of a statue measuring 0,24x0,685m.
ii. Source(s) provenance Unknown provenance, now in the Epigraphical Museum, EM 1923.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The association honours a well-known individual and polis' magistrate responsible for overseeing the proper function of markets in Athens (ἀγορανόμος, agoranomos).

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note The corporate character of the group is not established.