The Gerousia of Akmonia
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the information on the institution of the Gerousia provided by three inscriptions from Akmonia, meticulously published by Ender Varinlioğlu in REA (108) 2006. The decree for Demades (64 AD) was introduced by the proegoros of the body and this post testifies t...
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the information on the
institution of the Gerousia provided by three inscriptions from Akmonia,
meticulously published by Ender Varinlioğlu in REA (108) 2006. The decree for
Demades (64 AD) was introduced by the proegoros of the body and this post
testifies to the complex nature of the Gerousia's legal and financial affairs.
Moreover, the award of the asymbolos status to a new member chosen exclusively
by Demades (the freedman Karpos), is the first undisputed proof that the
Gerousia imposed regular contributions to its own members. Although we cannot
be sure whether this decree was passed by the Gerousia itself or by the Council
and the Assembly in response to a Gerousia's initiative, the ratification of
Demades' choice by vote illustrates a carefully articulated scheme which sought
to integrate a prominent individual's supremacy into the exigencies of the
collective impersonal principles governing the function of Greek civic bodies
and associations. A contemporary decree dated to 68 AD informs us that Demades
son of Dionysogenes erected a group of three statues standing on the city gate
which represented the Polis, the Demos and the Gerousia. The absence of the
Council in this scheme suggests that, when it came to the symbolical
representation of Akmonia's political community, civic hierarchy was flexible
enough to allow the Gerousia to occupy a more prominent place. The Gerousia's
public significance in Akmonia is further highlighted by the body's involvement
in the pandemon decree for the Roman officer L. Egnatius Quartus dated to 2nd or
the 3rd century AD. The same man had been previously honoured
solely by the Council and the People but, when it was decided to award him the
highly esteemed titles of ktistes and euergetes, the participation of the
Gerousia was judged indispensable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3bdbbfddf6964a4196cbc23f0fd370f62023-02-15T16:20:29ZdeuAkdeniz UniversityGephyra1309-39242651-50592013-05-01101331324The Gerousia of AkmoniaNikos GiannakopoulosThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the information on the institution of the Gerousia provided by three inscriptions from Akmonia, meticulously published by Ender Varinlioğlu in REA (108) 2006. The decree for Demades (64 AD) was introduced by the proegoros of the body and this post testifies to the complex nature of the Gerousia's legal and financial affairs. Moreover, the award of the asymbolos status to a new member chosen exclusively by Demades (the freedman Karpos), is the first undisputed proof that the Gerousia imposed regular contributions to its own members. Although we cannot be sure whether this decree was passed by the Gerousia itself or by the Council and the Assembly in response to a Gerousia's initiative, the ratification of Demades' choice by vote illustrates a carefully articulated scheme which sought to integrate a prominent individual's supremacy into the exigencies of the collective impersonal principles governing the function of Greek civic bodies and associations. A contemporary decree dated to 68 AD informs us that Demades son of Dionysogenes erected a group of three statues standing on the city gate which represented the Polis, the Demos and the Gerousia. The absence of the Council in this scheme suggests that, when it came to the symbolical representation of Akmonia's political community, civic hierarchy was flexible enough to allow the Gerousia to occupy a more prominent place. The Gerousia's public significance in Akmonia is further highlighted by the body's involvement in the pandemon decree for the Roman officer L. Egnatius Quartus dated to 2nd or the 3rd century AD. The same man had been previously honoured solely by the Council and the People but, when it was decided to award him the highly esteemed titles of ktistes and euergetes, the participation of the Gerousia was judged indispensable.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/gephyra/issue/18378/194047?publisher=nalan-eda-akyurek-sahinakmoniagerousiakent organlarıdemadesl. egnatius quartusakmoniagerousiacivic bodiesdemadesl. egnatius quartus- |
| spellingShingle | Nikos Giannakopoulos The Gerousia of Akmonia Gephyra akmonia gerousia kent organları demades l. egnatius quartus akmonia gerousia civic bodies demades l. egnatius quartus - |
| title | The Gerousia of Akmonia |
| title_full | The Gerousia of Akmonia |
| title_fullStr | The Gerousia of Akmonia |
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| title_short | The Gerousia of Akmonia |
| title_sort | gerousia of akmonia |
| topic | akmonia gerousia kent organları demades l. egnatius quartus akmonia gerousia civic bodies demades l. egnatius quartus - |
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