Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and Phrygia

This paper collects the evidence for corporate groups of “Romans and Greeks living at (village toponym)” in Lydia and western Phrygia in the early Roman imperial period. The author discusses seven honorific inscriptions and dedications, three of them very recently published; four derive from the nea...

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Main Author: Peter Thonemann
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Language:deu
Published: Akdeniz University 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4090865
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description This paper collects the evidence for corporate groups of “Romans and Greeks living at (village toponym)” in Lydia and western Phrygia in the early Roman imperial period. The author discusses seven honorific inscriptions and dedications, three of them very recently published; four derive from the near vicinity of Akmoneia in western Phrygia, reflecting the large number of resident Romans in the region. The author offers a detailed commentary on a newly published honorific inscription from Kastollos in Lydia, including various new readings and restorations (no. 1). The author discusses the precise meaning of the formula “Romans and Greeks” and the chronological and geographic distribution of the formula. Three of the seven inscriptions honour locals granted Roman citizenship by Mark Antony (no. 6) or Augustus (nos 1 and 3), and the author uses numismatic evidence to discuss the social standing of these newly enfranchised Roman citizens within their Lydian and Phrygian communities.
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spelling doaj-art-116773addfd44fca9fc144c28ceed7ad2025-08-20T02:14:42ZdeuAkdeniz UniversityGephyra1309-39242024-11-0128092210.37095/gephyra.1520859324Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and PhrygiaPeter Thonemann0University of OxfordThis paper collects the evidence for corporate groups of “Romans and Greeks living at (village toponym)” in Lydia and western Phrygia in the early Roman imperial period. The author discusses seven honorific inscriptions and dedications, three of them very recently published; four derive from the near vicinity of Akmoneia in western Phrygia, reflecting the large number of resident Romans in the region. The author offers a detailed commentary on a newly published honorific inscription from Kastollos in Lydia, including various new readings and restorations (no. 1). The author discusses the precise meaning of the formula “Romans and Greeks” and the chronological and geographic distribution of the formula. Three of the seven inscriptions honour locals granted Roman citizenship by Mark Antony (no. 6) or Augustus (nos 1 and 3), and the author uses numismatic evidence to discuss the social standing of these newly enfranchised Roman citizens within their Lydian and Phrygian communities.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4090865lidyafrigyaonur yazıtlarıroma vatandaşlığıroma eyaleti asyalydiaphrygiahonorific inscriptionsroman citizenshiproman province of asia
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Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and Phrygia
Gephyra
lidya
frigya
onur yazıtları
roma vatandaşlığı
roma eyaleti asya
lydia
phrygia
honorific inscriptions
roman citizenship
roman province of asia
title Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and Phrygia
title_full Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and Phrygia
title_fullStr Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and Phrygia
title_full_unstemmed Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and Phrygia
title_short Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and Phrygia
title_sort romans and greeks in early imperial lydia and phrygia
topic lidya
frigya
onur yazıtları
roma vatandaşlığı
roma eyaleti asya
lydia
phrygia
honorific inscriptions
roman citizenship
roman province of asia
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4090865
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