Private associations organized around a common cult, profession, ethnic identity, neighbourhood or family were common throughout the Greco-Roman antiquity, offering opportunities for sociability, cultic activities, mutual support and a context in which to display and recognize virtuous achievement. This volume collects a representative selection of inscriptions from associations inAttica, Central Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, published with English translations, brief explanatory notes, commentaries and full indices. This volume is essential for several areas of study: ancient patterns of social organization; the organization of diasporic communities in the ancient Mediterranean; models for the structure of early Christian groups; and forms of sociability, status-displays, and the vocabularies of virtue.
  • ISBN10 6613400262
  • ISBN13 9786613400260
  • Publish Date 30 June 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 14 March 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Walter de Gruyter
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 488
  • Language English