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Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. 323: koino[n ton A]sklepiaston

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) κοινὸ[ν τῶν Ἀ]σκληπιαστῶν (SEG 18: 33, ll. 9-10)
ii. Full name (transliterated) koino[n ton A]sklepiaston

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 212 (?) - 173 (?) BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Theophoric:Asklepiastai: the association's name denoted the devotees of god Asklepios.
iii. Descriptive terms κοινόν, koinon
Note koinon: SEG 18: 33, ll. 9, 16

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) SEG 18: 33 (212 (?) - 173 (?) BC)
Note See also: BE 1960: no. 132
Ed. pr.: IG II2 1293
Rev. ed. Hubbe 1959: 178, no. 4 (= SEG 18: 33)
Online Resources IG II2 1293
SEG 18: 33
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek honorific decree for Alkibiades son of Herakleitos of Thorikos. It is also ordained to inscribe the names of the Asklepiastai.
i.c. Physical format(s) Two joining marble fragments (a. 0.391x0.329m and b. 0.184x0.142m) of a stele.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in the south slope of Akropolis in Athens, now in the Epigraphical Museum, EM 7762, 7763.

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects In l. 18 a sanctuary (ἱερόν, hieron) is referred to, while in ll. 17 and 19 the existence of a stele bearing the honorary decree is attested.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii. Members The members of the group are called Ἀσκληπιασταί, Asklepiastai, ll. 7, 12 and 17.
iv. Officials Treasurer (ταμίας, tamias, l. 19) is supplemented.

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

i. Treasury/Funds In l. 20 the treasurer is called to provide money from the treasury (κο[ινόν], ko[inon]) for the erection of the stele.
ii. Realty Perhaps the sanctuary (ἱερόν, hieron) mentioned in ll. 3 and 18 belonged to the group. However, since the inscription was found near the Asklepieion there is a distinct possibility that the public sanctuary of Asklepios is meant.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note Ἀλκιβιάδης Ἡρακλείτου Θορίκιος, Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (26)
iii. Age Adults
iv. Status The honoured is an Athenian citizen.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship Given the mention in dative of Ἀσκληπιός (Asklepios) and Ὑγεία (Hygeia) in ll. 4-5, it is possible that the group worshipped the two deities.
Deities worshipped Ἀσκληπιός (Asklepios) and Ὑγεία (Hygeia) (?)
iv. Honours/Other activities Alkibiades is praised (ἐπαινέσαι, epainesai) and crowned with an olive-leaves crown (θαλλοῦ στέφανος, thallou stephanos) for his piety and zeal, ll. 13-14.

XII. NOTES

ii. Poland concordance Poland A53a
iii. Bibliography Hubbe, R. (1959), ‘Decrees from the precinct of Asklepios at Athens’, Hesperia 28: 169-201.
Mikalson, J. (1998), Religion in Hellenistic Athens. Los Angeles, 145.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The association displays all the hallmarks of a private association: distinct name, membership, organization, property and durability.