IGII34 312 Lampadedromia dedication

Lampadedromia dedication

IG II³ 4 312 Date: 108/7 BC

- of Pithos, having been elected general in charge of Rhamnous and the coastal countryside in the year of the archonship of Demochares (108/7), dedicated (this) to Zeus Soter and Athena Soteira.^[1]

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References:

IG II³ 4 312 (Translated text) (IG Online)

SEG 41.162 (PHI)

SEG 40.145C

SEG 46.256

I Rhamnous 149 (PHI)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Column

Inscription type: Dedication (general (strategos) in charge of Rhamnous and the coastal countryside)), Dedication (Zeus Soter), Dedication (Athena Soteira)

Findspot: Rhamnous fortress (Rhamnous Fortress 884 Φ)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is one of a series of pilasters commemorating torch races (lampadedromiai) at Rhamnous, on which see IG II³ 4, 317. The inscription is on the abacus of a rectangular capital which is decorated with a floral design. There were three sockets on top, which each held a bronze torch – the leftmost of these is not preserved. The pilaster on which it once stood was reused in the foundation of a later wall in the military headquarters (strategion).

Added: 2 Apr 2019
Updated: 12 Jul 2021
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