IGII34 478 Choregic dedication of a sponsor for the Thargelia, 372/1 BC

Choregic dedication of a sponsor for the Thargelia, 372/1 BC

IG II³ 4 478 Date: 372/1 BC

. . . [ . . . serving as sponsor (chorēgōn)] [was victorious for tribe name] (1)(and) tribe name in the boys' competition,^[1] . . . -os of Athens was director (edidaske); Char- . . . . . . was pipe-player. (5)Alkisthenes (372/1) was archon.

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References:

IG II³ 4 478 (Translated text) (IG Online)

SEG 63.164

Translation by: Claudio Huayna Avila

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Dedication (choregic)

Findspot: Corner of Leophoros Andrea Siggrou and Theodorou Negri streets (Athens Ephoria Λ 12601)

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[1] This rounded marble base is a choregic dedication commemorating a victory in dithyrambic competitions at the Thargelia (cf. IG II³ 4, 475 with notes). The identification with the Thargelia is based on the find-spot and the design of the base which is very similar to a number of other rounded bases dedicated by victors in the Thargelia in the mid-fourth century BC (cf. IG II³ 4, 479-493). From now on up until the 340s, every attested Thargelia inscription that states the competition commemorates a victory in the boys’ competition.

Added: 14 Mar 2022
Updated: 14 Mar 2022
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