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Last Updated on 01 Jul 2019

Author: Benedikt Eckhardt

CAPInv. 448: hoi agoraioi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Phrygia
iii. Site Hierapolis

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) οἱ ἀγοραῖοι (Ritti 2004: 594-5, no. 40, l. 10)
ii. Full name (transliterated) hoi agoraioi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii - iii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Professional:agoraioi; either those who sell goods on the agora or (according to Ritti 2004: 594-5) orators in court.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Ritti 2004: 594-5, no. 40 (ii - iii AD)
Note See also:
SEG 54: 1338
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Epitaph. Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) Sarcophagus
ii. Source(s) provenance Northern necropolis

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

iv. Endowments If someone disregards certain rules regarding the anaptosis (a funerary meal? Cf. Chaniotis in SEG), the agoraioi are the recipients of the fine.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Ritti, T. (2004), ‘Iura sepulcrorum a Hierapolis di Frigia nel quadro dell’epigrafia sepolcrale microasiatica. Iscrizioni edite e inedite’, in Libitina e dintorni. Libitina e i luci sepolcrali. Le leges libitinariae campane. Iura sepulcrorum: vecchie e nuove iscrizioni, Rome: 455-634.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note A designation like ergasia or techne is missing, but this is not decisive given that agoraioi are not involved in a craft. It is possible that professional associations that were not related to the textile business of Hierapolis used other designations. However, agoraioi could also be civic magistrates.
ii. Historical authenticity Certain