Theoi Megaloi (Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans l'Empire)

Susan Guettel Cole. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [xiii]-xix. THEOI MEGALOI: THE CULT OF THE GREAT GODS AT SAMOTHRACE 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 Preface 10 Abbreviation 12 Bibliography 16 I. Introduction 24 The Samothracian Gods 24 Exploration and Excavation of the Samothracian Sanctuary 27 A Description of the Island and the Sanctuary 28 II. History of the Samothracian Sanctuary 33 Early History 33 The Date of the Samothracian Hieron 36 The Development of the Samothracian Sanctuary in the Fourth Century B.C. 39 Samothrace in the Hellenistic Period 43 III. The Mysterie 49 Myesis at Samothrace 49 Epopteia at Samothrace 53 Ritual Dining in the Samothracian Sanctuary 59 IV. Greek Initiates and Theoroi at Samothrac 61 Samothracian Initiate Lists 61 Greek Mystai at Samothrace 65 Epoptai at Samothrace 69 Greek Theoroi at Samothrace 71 V. The Samothracian Gods and their Worshippers at Other Sites 80 Introduction 80 Official Documents and the Samothracian Gods 82 Personal Dedications 84 Priests of the Samothracian Gods 92 Temples of the Samothracian Gods 98 Samothrakiastai 106 VI. Romans at Samothrace 110 The First Romans at Samothrace 110 Roman Provincial Administrators from Macedonia 113 Roman Initiates of the Republican Period 115 Roman Initiates of the Imperial Period 120 Samothrace and the Origin of the Roman Penates 123 Notes 127 Appendix I. Inscriptions which mention Θєοί Σαμόθραχεζ Θεοί οί έν Σαμοθραχη, Σαμοθράχια, or Σαμοθράχιασταί 162 Appendix II. Papyri 192 Appendix III. Samothracian Mystai and Epoptai 193 Index 210 Plates I-V 218 Map I. Sites from which Mystai came to Samothrace 223 Map II. Sites from which Theoroi came to Samothrace 224 Map III. Sites where the Theoi Samothrakes are mentioned in Inscriptions or Papyri 225