Roman Patrons of Greek Communities Before the Title πάτρων
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11876293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dylan Bloy (0000-0002-2416-1357, Department of Classical Studies Jones Hall 210, Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 168-201 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0073-2435 • E-ISSN: 0717-7194 |
| Publisher | Franz Steiner Verlag (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.25162/historia-2012-0010 |
| OpenAlex | W242648401 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Prominent Roman senators acted as patrons of Greek communities thoughout the 2nd century B.C., long before ‘patron’ became a regularly used honorary term for Romans in the Greek East around the beginning of the 1st century B.C. This article draws wherever possible on contemporary epigraphical evidence to reconstruct both the services provided by the patron and the reciprocal honors and material aid he and his family might expect in return. It also provides historical and contextual support for the 2nd century date of an Abderan decree (SIG 3 656) that famously transliterates the words ‘patronus’ and ‘atrium’ in discussing the activities of Teian ambassadors in Rome
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Decree · Genealogy · Linguistics · Reciprocal · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |