Honorific culture at Delphi in the Hellenistic and Roman periods / Dominika Grzesik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grzesik, Dominika, author.

Series:

Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy ; 17.

Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inscriptions, Greek--Greece--Delphi (Extinct city)--History.

Inscriptions, Greek.

Gifts--Greece--Delphi (Extinct city)--History.

Gifts.

Delphi (Extinct city)--Social life and customs.

Delphi (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

The goal of this inscription-based study is to shed new light on Hellenistic and Roman Delphi by placing inscribed honours at the front and centre of the investigation. This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive and coherent discussion of the Delphic gift-giving system, its regional interactions, and its honorific network. It employs both conventional and new scientific methods, including an analysis of quantitative trends in the epigraphic records and a Social Network Analysis (SNA) approach. The volume also addresses a broad spectrum of epigraphic topics and discusses current research questions as well as future perspectives.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Figures, Tables, Maps, and Photos

Abbreviations

Practical Notes

Introduction

1 Scholarship on Greek Euergetism and Honorific Culture

2 Methodological Framework

3 The Structure of the Book

Chapter 1 The Epigraphy of Honours: Epigraphic Habit and Honorific Culture at Delphi

1.1 Categories of Inscriptions

1.2 The Epigraphic Curve at Delphi and the Spread of Honorific Culture

1.3 The End of the Epigraphic Habit and Honorific Culture at Delphi

1.4 Conclusion

Chapter 2 The Rhythms and Trends in Gift-Giving at Delphi

2.1 Types, Value and the Hierarchy of Honours

2.1.1 The Amphictyony and Other Communities at Delphi

2.1.2 The Delphic Gift-Giving System

2.2 The Economy of Honours

2.3 Gifts for Citizens and Non-citizens

2.4 Conclusion

Chapter 3 The Delphic Proxeny Network

3.1 The Delphic Proxenia and Regional Interactions

3.2 The Citizens of Delphi as Proxenoi of Other Cities and States

3.3 Conclusion

Chapter 4 Honorific Communities: the Recipients of Gifts at Delphi

4.1 Delphi and Its Interstate Network System: Honorands from Neighbouring and More Distant Zones

4.2 Delphi and Its Wide Network System

4.2.1 Delphi and the Hellenistic Kings

4.2.2 Delphi and the Advent of Rome

4.3 The Female Honorands

4.4 Conclusion

Chapter 5 The Language of Honours

5.1 The Formulae of Delphic Honorific Decrees and the Phenomenon of Delphic Abbreviated Decrees

5.1.1 Abbreviated Decrees

5.1.2 Full Pattern Decrees

5.2 Tituli Honorarii

5.3 Conclusion

Chapter 6 The Topography of Honours

6.1 The Landscape of Epigraphy - the Location of Delphic Decrees

6.1.1 The Types of Media Used at Delphi

6.1.2 The Locations of Delphic Decrees

6.1.3 The Decrees of the Amphictyony and Other Communities at Delphi.

6.2 The Monumentalisation of Delphi - the Honorific Statuescape of Delphi

6.2.1 The Aetolian Zone at Delphi

6.3 The Connection between Space and Power

6.4 Conclusion

Epilogue: Post-classical Delphi

Appendices

Appendix 1: An Overview of Delphic History

Appendix 2: Delphic Citizens Attested as Proxenoiof Other Cities and States

Appendix 3: The Network of Delphic Honorands

No. 1. A Narrow Network (Central Greece, Attica and the Peloponnese)

No. 2. A Network with More Distant Regions (Macedonia, Epirus, the Aegean Islands and the West Coast of Asia Minor)

No. 3. A Wide Network (the Propontic Areas, the Hellespont, the Black Sea Region, the South Coast of Asia Minor, Syria, Cyprus, Egypt and Magna Graecia)

Appendix 4: Roman Emperors and Family MembersPraised at Delphi by Citizens of Delphi and theAmphictyony

Appendix 5: Proposers of Motions

Bibliography

Index of Sources

Index of Greek Terms

Index of Places

General Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Grzesik, Dominika Honorific Culture at Delphi in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

ISBN:

90-04-50249-1

OCLC:

1288422689

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004502499 DOI