IGII34 492 Choregic dedication of a sponsor for the Thargelia

Choregic dedication of a sponsor for the Thargelia

IG II³ 4 492 Date: After 350 BC

. . . son of Kallias . . . ^[1] [serving as sponsor (chorēgōn), was victorious for Akamantis] (and) Pandionis^[2] . . .

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References:

IG II³ 4 492 (Translated text) (IG Online)

SEG 48.200

Translation by: Claudio Huayna Avila

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Dedication (choregic)

Findspot: Acropolis (EM 5620)

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[1] This fragmentary rounded 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 close similarity of the base to a number of other mid-fourth-century Thargelia dedications. The pairings of tribes in the Thargelia was fixed in the 470s BC, so the tribe Akamantis can be restored with certainty. It is likely that it commemorates a victory in the boy's competition, since almost all Thargelia dedications after IG II³ 4, 476 in 480/79 BC do. [2] For the choral team of Akamantis/Pandionis, cf. IG II³ 4, 480.

Added: 14 Mar 2022
Updated: 28 Mar 2024
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