Wilson1992 E.293 Catalogue of ephebes

Catalogue of ephebes

Wilson, Ephebic Inscriptions E.293 Date: 224/5-236/7 AD

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. . . son of -los of Hybadai’s fellow ephebes and life-mates (sumbiōtai):^[1] The god Telesphoros^[2] Aurelius Glaukos (son of Glaukos),^[3] competition director (agōnothetēs) (5) Aurelius Athenaios gymnasiarch Aelius Tertianos (son of Tertianos) Aurelius Epagathos Aurelius Herakleides (son of Herakleides) Aurelius Teimotheos (10) Aufidius Onesikrates Aurelius Kallineikos Aurelius Demosthenes Aurelius Attikos Controllers (sōphronistai): Aelius Ammianus^[4] (15) Aurelius [Herak]leitos Physical trainer (paidotribēs): Priest Aurelius^[5] Dionysios; Foreman (prostatēs): [Claudius Le]osthenes; Manager of the [Diogeneion: Au]relius E[ut]ych[o]s . . .

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In crown (7) vict- ories in crown (12) of everyone^[6]

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Wilson, Ephebic Inscriptions E.293 (Translated text) (AIO)

IG II² 2227 (PHI)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: List of names (ephebic)

Findspot: Church of St. Demetrios Katephores (EM 8502)

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[1] This is a list of ephebic friends, on which see AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 5 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 1.2. The ephebes themselves are listed at ll. 4-13, followed by some of the adults who had helped manage their cohort at ll. 14-19. On the ephebate in the Roman period, see AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 10 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 1.3 and for the earlier history of the ephebate, see RO 89). The profusion of Aurelii indicates a date after the extension of Roman citizenship to all free people of the empire in 213 AD. The specific date is based on prosopography (see Wilson and Follet, Athènes, 1979, 239, 486-87). [2] Telesphoros was a healing hero, depicted as a cloaked child and identified as a son of Asklepios, who was worshipped at Athens in the Imperial period (see IG II³ 4, 938 with notes). This inscription and IG II² 2127 suggest that he was popular with the ephebes and viewed by them as a kind of fellow ephebe. It has been suggested that this popularity means that there was a sanctuary of Asklepios withing the Diogeneion gymnasium, the headquarters of the ephebes (see IG II² 4, 871 with notes). [3] For the cadet gymnasiarchs and competition directors, see AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.3. [4] For the Controllers (sophronistai) and Deputy Controllers (hyposophronistai), see IG II² 2044 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.1. [5] Ll. 16-19 are the beginning of a list of the permanent staff of the ephebate. On their individual roles, see AIUK 11 (Ashmolean), no. 6 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 2.2. [6] These two crowns, located to the right of ll. 7-8 and 12-13, commemorate all the victories of the ephebes in their athletic competitions throughout the year, on which see IG II² 2119 and AIO Papers 12 sect. 3.2-3.5.

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