Honorific Culture at Delphi in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (263 pages)
- Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy Series ; v.17 .
- Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy Series .
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.
This book brings Hellenistic and Roman Delphi to life. By addressing a broad spectrum of epigraphic topics, theoretical and methodological approaches, it provides readers with a first comprehensive discussion of the Delphic gift-giving system, its regional interactions, and its honorific network.