IGII34 494 Choregic dedication of Chares for the Thargelia, 344/3 BC

Choregic dedication of Chares for the Thargelia, 344/3 BC

IG II³ 4 494 Date: 344/3 BC

Chares son of Theochares of Angele, serving as sponsor (chorēgōn),^[1] was victorious, for Pandionis (and) Akamantis^[2] in the boys' competition, Satyros of Sikyon was pipe-player, Epikouros of Sikyon was director (edidaske),^[3] (5)Lykiskos (344/3) was archon.

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References:

IG II³ 4 494 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 3068 (PHI)

Syll.³ 1086

Agelidis, Weihgeschenke 85

Translation by: Claudio Huayna Avila

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Dedication (choregic)

Findspot: Acropolis (South Slope) (Acropolis Museum ΝΚ 51)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This marble rounded base is a choregic dedication commemorating a victory in dithyrambic competitions at the Thargelia (cf. IG II³ 4, 475 with notes). Chares son of Theochares of Angele is the prominent general of the mid-fourth century BC (Davies, APF 15292). [2] For the choral team of Akamantis/Pandionis, cf. IG IG II³ 4, 480. [3] This is the only Thargelia dedication in which pipe-player and director come from the same city.

Added: 14 Mar 2022
Updated: 28 Mar 2024
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