Romans and Greeks in Early Imperial Lydia and Phrygia

Abstract

This paper collects the evidence for corporate groups of “Romans and Greeks living at (village toponym)” in Lydia and western Phrygia in the early Roman imperial period. The author discusses seven honorific inscriptions and dedications, three of them very recently published; four derive from the near vicinity of Akmoneia in western Phrygia, reflecting the large number of resident Romans in the region. The author offers a detailed commentary on a newly published honorific inscription from Kastollos in Lydia, including various new readings and restorations (no. 1). The author discusses the precise meaning of the formula “Romans and Greeks” and the chronological and geographic distribution of the formula. Three of the seven inscriptions honour locals granted Roman citizenship by Mark Antony (no. 6) or Augustus (nos 1 and 3), and the author uses numismatic evidence to discuss the social standing of these newly enfranchised Roman citizens within their Lydian and Phrygian communities.

Keywords

• Lydia
• Phrygia
• honorific inscriptions
• Roman citizenship
• Roman province of Asia

Erken İmparatorluk Dönemi Lidya ve Frigya’sında Romalılar ve Yunanlar

Öz

Bu makale, erken Roma imparatorluk döneminde Lydia ve Batı Phrygia’da “(köy toponimi)’nde yaşayan Romalılar ve Yunanlardan" oluşan kolektif gruplara dair kanıtları bir araya getirmektedir. Yazar, üçü çok yakın zamanda yayınlanmış yedi onurlandırma yazıtı ve ithafını tartışmaktadır; diğer dördü ise batı Phrygia’daki Akmoneia’nın yakın çevresinden gelmektedir ve bölgedeki çok sayıda yerleşik Romalıyı yansıtmaktadır. Yazar, Lidya’daki Kastollos’tan yeni yayınlanmış bir onurlandırma yazıtı üzerine, çeşitli yeni okumalar ve tamamlamalar da dahil olmak üzere ayrıntılı bir yorum sunmaktadır (no. 1). Yazar, "Romalılar ve Yunanlılar" formülünün kesin anlamını ve formülün kronolojik ve coğrafi dağılımını tartışmaktadır. Yedi yazıttan üçü Marcus Antonius (no. 6) ya da Augustus (no. 1 ve 3) tarafından Roma vatandaşlığı verilen yerlileri onurlandırmaktadır ve yazar nümizmatik kanıtları kullanarak bu yeni Roma vatandaşlarının Lidya ve Frigya toplulukları içindeki sosyal konumlarını tartışmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Lidya
• Frigya
• onur yazıtları
• Roma vatandaşlığı
• Roma eyaleti Asya

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