IGII2 2017 Catalogue of ephebes, 109/10 AD

Catalogue of ephebes, 109/10 AD

IG II² 2017 Date: AD 109/10

For good fortune

On moulding Emperor Trajan Caesar Augustus Germanicus [Dacicus]

Below moulding The superintendent (kosmētēs) of the ephebes, Eirenaios son of Leukios of Kydathenaion. (5) [In the archonship of] Pantainos of Gargettos (109/10 AD), the superintendent being Eirenaios son of Leukios of Kydathenaion, the trainer being (paidotribountos) Ariston of [Rhamnous], Leukios and Aristoboulos the sons of Eirenaios of Kydathenaion having honoured . . . inscribed their fellow ephebes.^[1] Gymnasiarchs: Leukios son of Eirenaios of Kydathenaion, Boedro(mion); [Aristoboulos son of Eirenaios of Kydathenaion], the king (basil-), Pyano(psion); Leukios the herald, Maimakte(rion); Aristoboulos the king, Poside(ion); Apollophanes son of . . . [Gamelion]; Dioskourides son of Zosimos of Berenikidai, Antheste(rion); Titus Flavius Glaukias of Acharnai, the general, Elaphe(bolion); (10) . . . Mounichi(on); Archelaos son of Archelaos of Oion, Thargeli(on); Titus Flavius Glaukias of Acharnai, Skiropho(rion); Titus Flavius Glaukias [of Acharnai, Hekatomb(aion); Titus Flavius] Glaukias of Acharnai, Metagei(tnion).^[2] First enrollees (prōtengraphoi):^[3] Onomastos son of Dionysios of Oion, Herakleon (son of Herakleon) of Eupyridai, . . . son of Herakleon of Eupyridai, Noumenios son of Attikos of Oion, Herakleides son of Eraton of Azenia, Claudius Thyrsos, Euodos son of Euodos . . . of Kephisia,^I Hephaistion of Lamptrai, Epigonos of Kephisia, Sophos of Kephisia, Dekmos (son of Dekmos) of Euonymon, Onesimos (son of Onesimos) of Agryle, . . . sons of . . . of Gargettos,^II Karpos of Myrrhinoutta, Menandros (son of Menandros) of Gargettos, Sotion of Gargettos, Gaios of Gargettos, Vipsanius of Gargettos, (15) . . . of Kollytos, Ep-es of Araphen, Zosimos (son of Zosimos) of Steiria,^III Asiatikos of Paiania, Eleuseinios (son of Eleuseinios) of Kydathenaion, Artemon of Kydathenaion, Philokrates . . . -noos of Kydathenaion, Theophilos (son of Theophilos) of Steiria, Zosimos of Oion,^IV Eukarpos (son of Eukarpos) of Oion, Herodes of Skambonidai, Asklapiades of Leukonoion, Alexandros of Oion, Dekmos of Eupyridai, Eisidoros (son of Eisidoros) of Eupyridai, Cornelius of Berenikidai,^V Neokrates of Berenikidai, Hermias of Phlya, Theopompos of Phlya, Dionysios of Berenikidai, Moschos of Sphettos,^VI Poplios . . . , Proxenos of Acharnai,^VII Trophimos of Acharnai, Aufidius of Acharnai, Eutychos (son of Eutychos) of Phyle, Attikos of Melite,^VIII

A- Dionysios Aristoboulos Leukios Glaukias.^[4]

Relief depicting four ephebes crowning the superintendent

(20) Eisidotos of Halai Apollonios (son of Apollonios) of Halai Zosimos of Aixone Seleukos (son of Seleukos) of Azenia^IX Antiochos (son of Antiochos) of Piraeus (25) Aphrodisios of Koile Drosos (son of Drosos) of Piraeus^[5] Sekoundos (son of Sekoundos) of Azenia Heroxenos (30) of Marathon^X Amynomachos of Marathon Heliodoros (son of Heliodoros) of Phaleron (35) Polemon of Marathon Eukairos of Marathon Anthesterios of Phaleron Eutychides of Besa^XI (40) -pos (son of -pos) of Pallene . . . -les of Pallene . . .

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Phileros (son of Phileros) of Hagnous^XII Additional enrollees (epengraphoi):^[3] (45) Apollonios -ndros -mos -es . . .

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Antiochos (son of Antiochos) of Athmonon (50) Zosimos Kleonas Euporos (son of Euporos) -os . . .

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Paramonos of Athmonon (55) Alexandros Xystos Aufidius . . .

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IG II² 2017 (Translated text) (PHI)

SEG 37.128 (date)

Wilson, Ephebic Inscriptions E.139

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: List of names (ephebic)

Original location: [Diogeneion]

Findspot: Athens, St. Demetrios Katephores (NM 1469)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] Ephebic catalogues like this were erected annually from the late first century AD until the end of the ephebate in 267 AD. For the genre, see AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 10 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 1.3, and for the earlier history of the ephebate, see RO 89. For the date, see Byrne RCA pp. 504-6. For the superintendent (kosmetes) in the Roman period, see IG II² 3739 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.1. It is normal in the Roman period for the superintendent’s children to be prominent members of the ephebic cohort, but the fact that the superintendent’s sons, Aristoboulos and Leukios, were responsible for the erection of the stele is unusual – this was usually done by the superintendent. The trainer (paidotribes), Ariston was in post from at least 100/1 AD until ca. 112 AD, see IG II² 2030. For the role of the trainer generally, see IG II² 3737 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.2. [2] For the monthly ephebic gymnasiarchs, see IG II² 1990 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.3. This is the first attestation of the ephebic archonships. These positions mirrored the chief magistracies of contemporary Athens: the eponymous archon, basileus, herald, general, polemarch, and six thesmothetai, later joined by an ephebic priest of Antinous, and occasionally supplemented by other positions (see IG II³ 4, 418, AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.3). The identity of the ephebic archon in this year is not stated, but it was probably Dionysios (ll. 17-18), who appears in the relief alongside Aristoboulos the king, Leukios the herald, and Glaukias the general (l. 19). For Glaukias, son of a prominent orator, see Byrne RCA pp. 250-51. [3] The ephebes in this inscription are divided into “first enrollees” (protengraphoi, ll. 11-18, 21-43, 44, 54), of which there are sixty-nine and “additional enrollees” (epengraphoi, ll. 44-48, 50-53, 55-57), whose names are mostly lost. The protengraphoi have patronymics and demotics and are listed in tribal order. They appear to be Athenian citizens. The epengraphoi have patronymics (which guarantee free status) but no demotics (which are used for Athenian citizens only). The fact that they are “additional” and their position on the list make clear that they have a secondary status. IG II² 2087 indicates that they are identical with the “Milesians” encountered in late first-century and early second-century catalogues such as IG II² 1996. The existence of non-citizen ephebes in the early first century is suggested by the layout of AIUK 14 (NMS), no. 1. In late Hellenistic decrees, they appear as "foreigners" (xenoi), see IG II² 1039 n. 10. The term protengraphoi last appears in IG II² 2068 (155/6 AD), but the term epengraphoi and the division of the ephebes into a citizen and a non-citizen group continues until the end of the ephebate in the mid-third century AD. In IG II² 2015 (215/6 AD), the ephebes with demotics are called “the citizen ephebes arranged by tribe,” pointing up the contrast between them and the epengraphoi. See AIO Papers 12 sect. 4.1. [4] The names on this line label the figures that appear in the relief below. This relief is located to the right of ll. 20-42, taking up most of the field; ll. 43-57 are located below it. The relief is the first example of a scene that appears frequently on subsequent ephebic catalogues. It shows the superintendent, dressed in a chiton and himation, flanked by the four named ephebes, who are nude aside from their ephebic cloaks (on which see IG II² 2090). Aristoboulos and Leukios are shown crowning their father the superintendent, while Dionysios and Glaukias stand holding strigils and palms of victory. For images of this relief, see R. Krumeich in B. Borg (ed.), Paideia (2004), 131-55, fig. 4; Z. Newby, Greek Athletics in the Roman World 2005, 172, fig. 6.1; M. Lagogianni-Georgakarakos, E. Papi, Hadrianus - Αδριανός (2018), 256. The scene emphasises a number of key ideas of the Roman-period ephebate: the ephebes’ respectful attitude towards their superintendent, the importance of athletic achievement to the ephebes’ development into proper men, and the use of the ephebate by superintendents as a way of introducing their sons to public life (see AIO Papers 12 sect. 1.3). [5] This is the Greek form of the Latin cognomen Drusus.

Textual note AIO’s translation follows the IG text with adjustments after Wilson in 8 [son of Eirenaios of Kydathenaion]; 15 Ep-es; 18 Proxenos; 40 -pos; 43 Phileros; 48 -es.

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