Research Article

Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours

Volume: 26 November 12, 2023
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Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours

Abstract

The use of epigrams on stone during the Late Empire to honour important individuals, whether Roman officials or local benefactors, is a well-known phenomenon, although little explored to elucidate questions of political and institutional history, especially tricky due to the poetic nature of the material. In this field of study, the present work is focused on two epigrams from the Pisidian city of Termessos honouring Pamphyliarchs with the expressions ψῆφος Παμφύλων and γῆς κάρα Παμφύλων. After briefly reviewing the historical links of Termessos with Pamphylia, the main objective is to analyse these expressions as poetic allusions to the honorific title πρῶτος, used in the epigraphy of Asia Minor during the Roman period to designate individual primacy. The last section highlights similarities with two other epigrams from the cities of Perge and Attaleia in Pamphylia in honour of Roman governors, while discussing their identity and the title πιστή of the city of Side.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Latin and Classical Greek Languages , Latin and Classical Greek Literature , Classical Greek and Roman History

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 12, 2023

Submission Date

June 30, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 8, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 26

APA
Arroyo-quirce, H. (2023). Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours. Gephyra, 26, 69-80. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1321119
AMA
1.Arroyo-quirce H. Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours. GEPHYRA. 2023;26:69-80. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1321119
Chicago
Arroyo-quirce, Héctor. 2023. “Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours”. Gephyra 26 (November): 69-80. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1321119.
EndNote
Arroyo-quirce H (November 1, 2023) Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours. Gephyra 26 69–80.
IEEE
[1]H. Arroyo-quirce, “Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours”, GEPHYRA, vol. 26, pp. 69–80, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.37095/gephyra.1321119.
ISNAD
Arroyo-quirce, Héctor. “Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours”. Gephyra 26 (November 1, 2023): 69-80. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1321119.
JAMA
1.Arroyo-quirce H. Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours. GEPHYRA. 2023;26:69–80.
MLA
Arroyo-quirce, Héctor. “Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours”. Gephyra, vol. 26, Nov. 2023, pp. 69-80, doi:10.37095/gephyra.1321119.
Vancouver
1.Héctor Arroyo-quirce. Epigrams for Pamphyliarchs in Termessos and Roman Governors in Pamphylia. Primacy and Honours. GEPHYRA. 2023 Nov. 1;26:69-80. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1321119