Pergamon Decree for Athenaios the Clergyman

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1629
dc.title	Pergamon Decree for Athenaios the Clergyman
dc.contributor.author	Melloni Maria Francesca
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/axon/2018/2/decreto-di-pergamo-per-il-sacerdote-athenaios/
dc.description.abstract	The decree of Pergamon, dated between the 8th October 135 BC and the spring of the 133 BC, contains three royal letters: the first letter (A) is addressed by the king Attalos II to Athenaios (I), his cousin; the second (B) is addressed by the king Attalos III to the city of Kyzikos; the third (C) is addressed by the king Attalos III to the city of Pergamon. The three letters deal with religious affairs: the letter (A) refers to the election of Athenaios (II), nephew of Athenaios (I), to the position of priest of Dionysos Kathegemon after the death of his father, Sosandros, which held this role, and is addressed to the grandfather of Athenaios (II), i.e. Athenaios (I). The second (B) relates to the privileges which the city of Kyzikos has to grant to Athenaios (II), citizen of Kyzikos, priest of Dionysos Kathegemon and of Zeus Sabazios, according to the will of Attalus III. The third letter (C), which the city has to enter into the sacred laws, ἱεροὶ νόμοι, states the reform of the cult of Zeus Sabazios, achieved by Attalus III: Zeus Sabazios becomes σύνναος θεός of Athena Nikephoros and the Athenaios (II) is confirmed as hereditary priest of Zeus Sabazios in the reformed cult.
dc.relation.ispartof	Axon
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 2 \| Issue 2 \| December 2018
dc.issued	2018-12-20
dc.dateAccepted	2018-09-20
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-12-20
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2532-6848
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Axon/2532-6848/2018/02/013
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Attalidi
dc.subject	Attalidi
dc.subject	Attalo II
dc.subject	Attalo II
dc.subject	Attalo III
dc.subject	Attalo III
dc.subject	Cizico
dc.subject	Cizico
dc.subject	Dioniso Kathegemon
dc.subject	Dioniso Kathegemon
dc.subject	Pergamo
dc.subject	Pergamo
dc.subject	Zeus Sabasios
dc.subject	Zeus Sabasios

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Maria Francesca Melloni Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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The decree of Pergamon, dated between the 8th October 135 BC and the spring of the 133 BC, contains three royal letters: the first letter (A) is addressed by the king Attalos II to Athenaios (I), his cousin; the second (B) is addressed by the king Attalos III to the city of Kyzikos; the third (C) is addressed by the king Attalos III to the city of Pergamon. The three letters deal with religious affairs: the letter (A) refers to the election of Athenaios (II), nephew of Athenaios (I), to the position of priest of Dionysos Kathegemon after the death of his father, Sosandros, which held this role, and is addressed to the grandfather of Athenaios (II), i.e. Athenaios (I). The second (B) relates to the privileges which the city of Kyzikos has to grant to Athenaios (II), citizen of Kyzikos, priest of Dionysos Kathegemon and of Zeus Sabazios, according to the will of Attalus III. The third letter (C), which the city has to enter into the sacred laws, ἱεροὶ νόμοι, states the reform of the cult of Zeus Sabazios, achieved by Attalus III: Zeus Sabazios becomes σύνναος θεός of Athena Nikephoros and the Athenaios (II) is confirmed as hereditary priest of Zeus Sabazios in the reformed cult.

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Dec. 20, 2018

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Sept. 20, 2018

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Dec. 20, 2018

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Keywords: Attalo II • Dioniso Kathegemon • Attalo III • Cizico • Pergamo • Attalidi • Zeus Sabasios

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