IGII2 2024 List of ephebic friends, 111/2 AD

List of ephebic friends, 111/2 AD

IG II² 2024 Date: 112/3 AD

Face A (front)

For good fortune, victory of Caesar, Marcus Annius Thrasyllos of Cholleidai, son of Marcus Annius Pythodoros of Cholleidai, having been an ephebe in the year of (5) the archonship of Publius Aelius Hadrianus (112/3 AD)^[1] when the superintendent was (kosmēteuontos) Dositheos son of Herakleides of Pambotadai, having served as gymnasiarch and skenarch (skēnarchēsas), inscribed his partner (sustatēn) (10) and fellow ephebe Titus Flavius Philathenaios and his other fellow ephebes,^[2] as they served as gymnasiarchs:^[3] Boedromion: Titus Flavius Philathenaios of Eupyridai, (15) Pyanopsion: Marcus Annius Thrasyllos of Cholleidai, Maimakterion: Titus Flavius Synekdemos of Marathon, Poseideon: Phaidrias son of Sosandros of Elaious,^[4] Gamelion: Tiberius Claudius Thraseas of Melite, Anthesterion: Gaius Julius Herodes of Kollytos, (20) Elaphebolion: Marcus Annius Thrasyllos of Cholleidai, Mounychion: Titus Flavius Philathenaios of Eupyridai, Thargelion: they served as gymnasiarchs collectively,^[5] Skirophorion: Diodotos son of Sosandros of Elaious, Hekatombaion: Epiktetos (son of Epiktetos) of Athmonon, (25) Metageitnion: they served as gymnasiarchs collectively.

Tiberius Claudius Herakleides of Melite, Moschion (son of Moschion) of Aphidna, Kimon son of Prosdokimos of Elaious, Hymnos son of Sostratos of Athmonon, (30) Xanthos son of Menophilos of Melite, Euporos son of Diokles of Sphettos, Thales (son of Thales) of Kydathenaion, Timotheos son of Sozon of Acharnai, (35) Protogenes son of Menodoros of Acharnai, Zopyros son of Dionysios of Paiania, Zosimos son of Theophilos of Marathon, Glaukos son of Alexandros of Pallene, Alexandros (son of Alexandros) Phallus of Pallene^[6] uninscribed space

(40) Milesians^[7]

col. 1

Zosimos son of Spendon, Claudius Capito, Claudius Kallippos, Phillys son of Hermon, (45) Zosimos son of Potamo-, Karpodoros son of Heniochos, Elpidephoros son of Zosimos, Philetos son of Eumolpos, Epaphrodeitos son of Glyk-, (50) Zosimos son of Apollo-, Aphrodeisios son of Dori-, Tychikos (son of Tychikos), Dionysios son of Isige(nes), Oktaouios son of Euphrant(ides) (55) Eisidotos (son of Eisidotos), Philetos son of Akastos, Eision (son of Eision), Eision son of Zosimos, Ikelos son of Pheidias, (60) Onesimos son of Boethos, Dionysios (son of Dionysios), Daphnos son of Eisidoros, Moschos (son of Moschos), Zosimos (son of Zosimos), (65) Italos son of Eraton, Euporos son of Herakleides, Philon son of Menelaos, Aphrodeisios son of Epaga(thos), Hermas son of Zosimos, (70) Kallistos son of Hermes, Agathokles (son of Agathokles), Sotas son of Eisidotos, Tryphon son of Kallikrat-, Hermes son of Sympheron, (75) Gaios son of Alexandros, Poplios son of Aphrodeisios, Artemon son of Heraios, Leon son of Diomedes, Zosimos son of Xenophon, (80) Serapion son of Helichry(sos),

col. 2

Hilaros son of Pythokles, Attikos son of Neikias, Eisas son of Euporos, Epiktetos son of Basileides, (85) Hermias son of Mousaios, Epitynchanon son of Eupor(os?), Zosimos son of Agathemeros, Megistas son of Menas, Eutychos (son of Eutychos), (90) Eros son of Menodoros, Menodoros (son of Menodoros), Dorotheos son of Zosimos, Nikon son of Ariston, Thallos son of Karpodoros, (95) Apollonios son of Demetrios, Chryseros son of Eisidoros, Erasmios, Protion son of Heraios, Euporos son of Chrysogonos, (100) Apollonios son of Moschion, Anthokles son of Serapion, Agathias son of Noumenios, Noumenios son of Epaphra(odeitos?), Phouskillos^[8] son of Kallip(pos?), (105) Trophimos son of Alexandros, Eugamos son of Polyainos, Chariton son of Primigen(es) Aphrodeisios son of Prim(igenes) Hermas, (110) Asklepas son of Glaukos, Zosimos son of Leukios, Eisidotos son of Philemon, Protogenes (son of Protogenes), Eision son of Protogenes, (115) Euhemeros son of Prot(ogenes), Eros (son of Eros), Philippos son of Eros, Zosimos son of Eros, Iason. uninscribed space

Face B (left)

(120) Tutors (paideutai):^[9] Leader (hēgemōn): Menodoros (son of Menodoros) of Alopeke, Weapons-trainer (hoplomachos): Isigenes son of Hesychos of Alopeke, Trainer (paidotribēs): Demetrios son of Isigenes of Rhamnous, Trainer: Ariston son of Aphrodeisios of Rhamnous, (125) Tiberius Claudius Herakleides of Melite, Aphrodeisios son of Deios of Leukonoion, Aphrodeisios son of Eraton of Athmonon, Theon son of Hermophantos of Kollytos, Secretary: Sextus Annius Tryphon, (130) kestrophylax: Syntrophos son of Heliodoros of Melite, Doorman (thurōros): Aristeas (son of Aristeas) the Milesian

at bottom, in crown [[of Eutyches]]^[10]

Face C (right)

The victors in the Germanikeia^[11] uninscribed line Encomium: Tiberius Claudius Thraseas of Melite, (135) Torch-race: Annius Thrasyllos. uninscribed line Sea-battle (naumachian) uninscribed line Marcus Annius Thrasyllos of Cholleidai and Titus Flavius Philathenaios of Eupyridai.

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IG II² 2024 (Translated text) (PHI)

Wilson, Ephebic Inscriptions E.142

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Herm

Inscription type: List of names (ephebic)

Original location: [Diogeneion]

Findspot: Athens, Church of St. Demetrios Katephores (EM 10360)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is the future Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD), who received Athenian citizenship and served as Athenian archon in 111/2 AD (Byrne, RCA, pp. 25-26), during the reign of his predecessor and uncle Trajan (96-117 AD). For the opening invocation of Caesar, cf. IG II² 1990. A dedication by a group of ephebes from this year also survives (IG II³ 4, 414). [2] This inscription is a list of ephebic friends (on which, see AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 5). The text is inscribed on the shaft of a herm. The herm's phallus in the centre of the front face at l. 39. Its head, now lost, may have been a portrait of the inscriber or of the ephebes' superintendent (kosmetes). As a list of ephebic friends, the inscription was produced by one of the ephebes, not the ephebic superintendent, but it draws heavily on the format of the ephebic catalogues in including all the monthly gymnasiarchs and ephebic staff. This format is quite similar to the near-contemporary AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 6, which also seems to be a herm. The inscriber, Marcus Annius Thrasyllos, is not otherwise attested himself, but belongs to a prominent late first and early second century AD family – his father was archon ca. 94 AD and lawgiver (nomothetes) in the run-up to Hadrian’s reforms of the Athenian constitution. He also appears in l. 137 as one of the victors in the “sea-battle” (naumachia, see n. 9 below), along with his “partner” (systates, ll. 10-11), suggesting that the term refers to a rowing partner. The position of skenarch ("tent-magistrate") held by Thrasyllos is only otherwise attested in IG II² 2050, l. 43 (143/4 AD). It appears to be an ephebic liturgy like the gymnasiarchy and could have funded tents for an excursion of the ephebes, or the stage-building (also called a skene) for a theatrical festival. There is limited evidence for Roman-period ephebes in engaging in either excursions or theatrical festivals. [3] For the monthly ephebic gymnasiarchs, see IG II² 1990 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.3. Only two of the gymnasiarchs in this inscription are otherwise known: Synekdemos (l. 16) is son of a Milesian in IG II² 1996 (one of the few examples of Milesians achieving citizenship, see Byrne, RCA, p. 226), while Herodes (l. 19) and a relative claim a close personal relationship with Hadrian in IG II² 3316. [4] There are four sets of brothers in this catalogue (l. 17 and l. 23; l. 18 and 26; ll. 39-40). On such “ephebic twins,” see IG II² 1963 n. 2. [5] When no ephebe volunteered to perform the gymnasiarchy or competition directorship, the ephebes sometimes paid the cost collectively, cf. IG II² 2044, l. 34 and 2245 l. 24. [6] This pair of brothers were subsequently members of the Council of 500 along with their father (Agora XV 333, ll. 42-45). [7] For the Milesians, who seem to have been non-citizens with some civic rights, see IG II² 1996 with note. Another Milesian appears as the doorman at l. 131. None of the Milesians in this inscription are attested elsewhere. At the time of this inscription, ephebic catalogues were beginning to use the term “additional enrollees” instead of “Milesians”; the first instance is IG II² 2017 (109/10 AD). As this inscription shows, the terminology remained in flux for some time. In this inscription, there are 79 Milesians to only 21 citizen ephebes. This is a remarkably low number of the latter (IG II² 2017 has 69 citizens). It may be that the inscriber included only a subset of the citizen ephebes with whom he was personally associated, as is common in lists of ephebic friends. This supposition is supported by the fact that the ephebes Metrodoros and Sozon who dedicated IG II³ 4, 414 in this year do not appear in this inscription’s list of ephebes (Timotheos in l. 34 might be Sozon’s brother). [8] This is the Latin cognomen Fuscillus. [9] For the ephebic staff in the Roman period, see AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 6 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.2. It is very unusual for there to be two trainers (cf. AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 4). The trainer Ariston had been in the office since at least 100/1 AD (see IG II² 2030), and this joint-tenure seems to have been in a transition period, as he handed the role over to his demesman Demetrios, who would retain the role until at least 126/7 AD (IG II² 3733). The untitled tutor Tiberius Claudius Herakleides was father of two of the ephebes (ll. 18 and 26). [10] This crown and name are recorded as erased by the IG; Wilson could see no trace of them on the stone. [11] For the Germanikeia, see IG II² 1969. This is the earliest evidence from the Roman period for the ephebes engaging in oratorical competitions as well as athletic ones (cf SEG 50.155 for an ephebic oration delivered in 184/5 AD). For the “sea-battle” (naumachia) see AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 10 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 3.5.i.

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