Honorific Culture at Delphi in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods (Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy, 17)

"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"-- Provided by publisher Contents 6 Acknowledgements 10 Figures, Tables, Maps, and Photos 12 Abbreviations 14 Practical Notes 16 Introduction 18 1 Scholarship on Greek Euergetism and Honorific Culture 20 2 Methodological Framework 24 3 The Structure of the Book 27 Chapter 1 The Epigraphy of Honours: Epigraphic Habit and Honorific Culture at Delphi 30 1.1 Categories of Inscriptions 33 1.2 The Epigraphic Curve at Delphi and the Spread of Honorific Culture 36 1.3 The End of the Epigraphic Habit and Honorific Culture at Delphi 52 1.4 Conclusion 53 Chapter 2 The Rhythms and Trends in Gift-Giving at Delphi 57 2.1 Types, Value and the Hierarchy of Honours 58 2.1.1 The Amphictyony and Other Communities at Delphi 58 2.1.2 The Delphic Gift-Giving System 63 2.2 The Economy of Honours 73 2.3 Gifts for Citizens and Non-citizens 76 2.4 Conclusion 79 Chapter 3 The Delphic Proxeny Network 80 3.1 The Delphic Proxenia and Regional Interactions 86 3.2 The Citizens of Delphi as Proxenoi of Other Cities and States 99 3.3 Conclusion 103 Chapter 4 Honorific Communities: the Recipients of Gifts at Delphi 105 4.1 Delphi and Its Interstate Network System: Honorands from Neighbouring and More Distant Zones 109 4.2 Delphi and Its Wide Network System 112 4.2.1 Delphi and the Hellenistic Kings 112 4.2.2 Delphi and the Advent of Rome 117 4.3 The Female Honorands 121 4.4 Conclusion 124 Chapter 5 The Language of Honours 126 5.1 The Formulae of Delphic Honorific Decrees and the Phenomenon of Delphic Abbreviated Decrees 126 5.1.1 Abbreviated Decrees 126 5.1.2 Full Pattern Decrees 133 5.2 Tituli Honorarii 147 5.3 Conclusion 149 Chapter 6 The Topography of Honours 151 6.1 The Landscape of Epigraphy – the Location of Delphic Decrees 153 6.1.1 The Types of Media Used at Delphi 154 6.1.2 The Locations of Delphic Decrees 156 6.1.3 The Decrees of the Amphictyony and Other Communities at Delphi 162 6.2 The Monumentalisation of Delphi – the Honorific Statuescape of Delphi 165 6.2.1 The Aetolian Zone at Delphi 179 6.3 The Connection between Space and Power 182 6.4 Conclusion 186 Epilogue: Post-classical Delphi 188 Appendices 196 Appendix 1: An Overview of Delphic History 198 Appendix 2: Delphic Citizens Attested as Proxenoiof Other Cities and States 199 Appendix 3: The Network of Delphic Honorands 203 No. 1. A Narrow Network (Central Greece, Attica and the Peloponnese) 203 No. 2. A Network with More Distant Regions (Macedonia, Epirus, the Aegean Islands and the West Coast of Asia Minor) 205 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) 207 Appendix 4: Roman Emperors and Family MembersPraised at Delphi by Citizens of Delphi and theAmphictyony 209 Appendix 5: Proposers of Motions 210 Bibliography 215 Index of Sources 242 Index of Greek Terms 258 Index of Places 259 General Index 262