IGII34 308 Lampadedromia dedication, 175/4 BC

Lampadedromia dedication, 175/4 BC

IG II³ 4 308 Date: iv BC; 175/4 BC

Face A (front)

Diodotos son of Diotimos of Kydantidai having won the torch race at the Diogeneia (dedicated this) to Zeus Soter and Athena Soteira,^[1] in the fourth generalship (5) of Euxitheos son of Philoxenides of Kephisia, in the archonship of Sonikos (175/4).^[2] Olive crown

Face B (left)

[[ . . . ]]^[3] uninscribed line The tribe

Face C (right)

[[ . . . ]] [[ . . . ]] [[ . . . ]] [[ . . . ]] [[ . . . ]] uninscribed line [[ . . . ]]

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References:

IG II³ 4 308 (Translated text) (IG Online)

SEG 43.67 (PHI)

SEG 49.193

SEG 51.185b

I Rhamnous 101 (PHI)

I Rhamnous 146 (PHI)

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Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Dedication (athlete), Dedication (Zeus Soter), Dedication (Athena Soteira)

Findspot: Rhamnous fortress (Rhamnous Fortress 1018 Φ)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] For the Diogeneia, see IG II³ 1, 1160 n. 4. At Rhamnous the festival included a torch race, whose victors made a dedication to Zeus Soter, of which this is the earliest example (see IG II³ 4, 317; there are similar unpublished dedications dating to 161/0 BC, inv. 2139, and 155/4, inv. 1376, SEG 51.185). There is a square slot in the upper surface for a votive (perhaps from the fourth-century use), of which a fragment survives (inv. 1038 Φ). [2] The text is inscribed in one hand down to Zeus Soter, another hand added Athena and Euxitheos, and a third hand added the archon date. [3] The erased traces on sides B and C are part of an earlier text, possibly an ephebic dedication from the Lykourgan period.

Added: 2 Apr 2019
Updated: 3 Nov 2023
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