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Author: Maria-Gabriella Parissaki

CAPInv. 801: philoneaniskoi

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Thrace
ii. Region Propontic Thrace
iii. Site Perinthos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) φιλονεανίσκοι (I.Perinthos 68, l. 3)
ii. Full name (transliterated) philoneaniskoi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i - ii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Status-related:Although an hapax, the term philoneaniskoi points to the gymnasium and its age division of neaniskoi.
Other:philoneaniskoi (age group)

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) I.Perinthos 68 (i - ii AD)
Online Resources I.Perinthos 68
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Donation in Greek of Quintius Hermogenes to the philoneaniskoi
i.c. Physical format(s) Marble altar (0.85 x 0.56 x 0.47)
ii. Source(s) provenance From Kalekapi; no further information available as to its date or place of finding.

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii. Members Collectively designated as φιλονεανίσκοι, philoneaniskoi (l. 3).

VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

iv. Endowments The text records the donation of one denarius to be distributed among the philoneaniskoi present at gatherings.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note As indicated by the term philoneaniskoi.
iii. Age Adults
Note For the neoi/neaniskoi as the gymnasium's age division following that of the ephebes, see van Bremen 2009.

X. ACTIVITIES

ii. Meetings and events The provision that the donation left by Quintius Hermogenes to the philoneaniskoi must be distributed among the συνερχόμενοι, synerchomenoi (l. 6), points to the existence of gatherings; but the frequency of these gatherings is not recorded in the text.

XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction Judging by its name, this group must have been closely related to the city's gymnasium.

XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Van Bremen, R. (2009), ‘Neoi in Hellenistic cities: age class, institution, association?’, in R. Fröhlich and P. Hamon (eds.), Groupes et associations dans les cités grecques (IIIe siècle av. J.-C. - IIe siècle apr. J.-C.). Actes de la table ronde de Paris, INHA 19-20 juin 2009, Genève: 31-58.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Although the term neaniskoi points to the gymnasium and the city's public life, this could have been a private association.