Three Notes on Lydian Saittai

Year 2017, Volume: 3, 188 - 196, 31.12.2017

Peter Thonemann

Abstract

The author offers three short notes on the history and epigraphy of Saittai in Lydia. It is proposed, first, to identify a small community in the conventus of Sardeis, attested in the Flavian conventus-list from Ephesos, with the village of *Morei (dative) known from inscriptions. The author then collects the evidence for individuals bearing the genticilian Octavius at Saittai, and suggests that they may descend from an attested Italian immigrant to Lydia of the 60s BC. Finally, it is propo-sed that two epitaphs from second-century Saittai should be considered as twin tombstones for the same individual, Dionysios son of Epaphrodeitos. 

Keywords

Lydia, Saittai, Moreitai, epigraphy, prosopography, epitaphs

Lydia Kenti Saittai Üzerine Üç Not

Abstract

Yazar, Lydia’daki Saittai kentinin tarihi ve epigrafisi hakkında üç not sunmaktadır. İlk olarak, Flavius dönemi Ephesos conventus listesinde belgelenen Sardeis conventus’undaki küçük bir topluluğun, yazıtlarda *Morei (dativus halinde) olarak geçen bir köy ile özdeşleştirilmesi önerilmektedir. Yazar daha sonra Saittai’da Octavius soy ismi taşıyan şahısların geçtiği belgeleri toplamakta ve onların İ.Ö. 60’lı yıllarda Lidya’ya göç ettiği bilinen İtalyan bir ailenin soyundan geldiğini önermektedir. Son olarak makalede Saittai’da ikinci yüzyıla tarihli iki mezar yazıtının aynı kişi, yani Epaphrodeitos oğlu Dionysios için dikilmiş ikiz mezar taşları olarak düşünülmesi gerektiği önerilmektedir.  

Keywords

Lydia, Saittai, Moreitai, Epigrafi, Prosopografi, Mezar Yazıtları

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