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Last Updated on 21 May 2019

Author: Nikolaos Giannakopoulos

CAPInv. 662: syngeitones

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Western Asia Minor
ii. Region Bithynia
iii. Site Kios

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) συνγείτονες (I.Kios 12, l. 5)
ii. Full name (transliterated) syngeitones

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 117 - 138 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Topographical:syngeitones

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Kios 12 (117 - 138 AD)
Note See also:
LBW 1142
IGR III 21
Online Resources I.Kios 12
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedication in Greek of a statue of Hadrian by the bithyniarches Moschos and the syngeitones.
i.c. Physical format(s) Statue base?
ii. Source(s) provenance The inscription was found at the public baths of Kios.

X. ACTIVITIES

iv. Honours/Other activities The syngeitones collaborated with the bithyniarches Moschos for the erection of a statue of Hadrian.

XI. INTERACTION

ii. Interaction abroad The collaboration between the bithyniarches and the syngeitones suggests the existence of (ongoing?) relations between the two parties, perhaps following the well known pattern of benefactions, protection and leadership provided by influential figures (such as the bithyniarches in question) to various groups and associations. The bonds thus created enhanced the social and political capital of both parties involved (cf. Van Nijf 1997: 74-81; Mailot 2013).

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Th. Corsten has suggested (in I.Kios 12, p. 87) that the syngeitones lived in a city quarter which hosted an imperial temple.
iii. Bibliography Fernoux, H.-L. (2004), Notables et élites des cites de Bithynie aux époques hellénistique et romaine (IIIe siècle av. J.-C. – IIIe siècle ap. J.-C.). Essai d’histoire sociale. Lyon.
Maillot, S. (2013), ‘Les associations à Cos’ in P. Fröhlich and P. Hamon (eds.), Groupes et associations dans les cités grecques (IIIe siècle av. J.-C. – IIe siècle apr. J.-C.), Genève: 199-226.
Poland, F. (1909), Geschichte des griechischen Vereinswesens. Leipzig.
Pont, A.-V. (2013), ‘Les groupes de voisinage dans les villes d’Asie Mineure occidentale à l’époque impériale’ in P. Fröhlich and P. Hamon (eds.), Groupes et associations dans les cités grecques (IIIe siècle av. J.-C. – IIe siècle apr. J.-C.), Genève: 129-56.
Van Nijf, O. (1997), The Civic World of Professional Associations in the Roman East. Amsterdam.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Possible
Note There is no evidence as to whether the syngeitones constituted a durable association or a group specifically formed for the purpose of collaborating with the bithyniarches. Furthermore, even if the syngeitones were an established neighbourhood association, we cannot be certain whether this was a private one or an official administrative subdivision of the urban citizenry (On conflicting views regarding neighbourhood associations see Poland 1909: 85; Van Nijf 1997: 181-2; Pont 2013; cf. Fernoux 2004: 312).