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Diodorus Pasparus\u2019 pompe in Pergamon<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
TITLE:<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Diodorus Pasparus\u2019 pompe in Pergamon<\/td><\/tr>
DATE:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
c. 69 BC<\/td><\/tr>
TEXT:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
OGIS<\/em> 764 = MDAI(A)<\/em> 32 (1907) 243, 4<\/a>
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EDITIONS<\/strong>\/TRANSLATIONS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

OGIS<\/em> 764 = MDAIA[A]<\/em> 32.4, MDAIA[A]<\/em> 35.2, IvP<\/em> 2.256, MDAIA[A]<\/em> 29.1, MDAIA[A] <\/em>32.8<\/a> 

CANALI DE ROSSI, F. (2006): Iscrizioni storiche ellenistiche. Decreti per ambasciatori greci al Senato<\/em> (Vol. 3) nos. 190 & 191 (Italian)
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KEYWORDS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Word used to mean procession<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>

\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae (l. 43, \u03c3\u03c4\u0323[\u03b1\u03bb\u1fc6\u03bd]\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u1f74\u03bd; l. 43, \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, vb. \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9) 
\u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9 (l. 45, \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03cc\u03bd[\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd)
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Word used to mean the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

\u1f04\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1 (l. 26, \u1f00\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9; l. 32-33, \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f04\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3[\u03c4\u03ae][\u03bb]\u03b7\u03bd \u03bb\u03af\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6; l. 42, \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f43\u03bd \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b8\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f04\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1) 
\u03b5\u1f30\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd (l. \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f22 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f04\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1, \u201cthe statues he wishes – or the marble<\/em> statue\u201d)
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Gods or other entities named:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zeus the Greatest (l. 30, \u0394\u03b9\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03af\u03c3[\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5])
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Description of the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

It was resolved by the decree to crown him with a golden crown for valour and with a gilded statue and two statues on horseback and another colossal statue of bronze, representing him being crowned by the people, and another statue of marble, all of them set up in the city temples (l. 24-26, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u1ff6\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd[\u03c9\u03b9 \u1f00\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f30\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9 \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u1fc6\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c6\u03af\u03c0\u03c0\u03c9\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u1fc3 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u1fc6\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c3\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u1fc6\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5[\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03b9 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78] \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b4\u03ae\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c6\u03af\u03c0\u03c0\u03c9\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9\u03b9) 

The gilded statues were placed on marble pillars, and the bronze statues likewise on marble bases, and the marble statue in the shrine which was also constructed, with an inscription and the decree itself as well (l. 27-29, \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1[\u03c5\u03c3\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c5]\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd, \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03b2\u03b7\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u03af\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd, \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f00[\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb]\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1\u1ff6\u03b9, \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f11\u03c0\u03b9\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u1fc6\u03c2)
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Procession\u2019s route:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

From the prytaneion to his shrine \/ sacred precinct (temenos<\/em>) (l. 43, \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6)
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Frequency with which the procession takes place:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

Every year (l. 49, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u2019 \u1f15\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3]\u03c4\u0323\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f21\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9) on the day when the shrine was dedicated (l. 42-43, \u1f10\u03bd \u1f97 \u03b4\u2019 \u1f04\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f21 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b9\u03ad\u03c1[\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2] \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c3\u03c4\u0323[\u03b1\u03bb\u1fc6\u03bd]\u03b1\u03b9)
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Performers:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

Diodorus and his children were followed by the prytaneis and the priests [a priest of himself, i.e. Diodorus (l. 38, \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1)] 

The gymnasiarch with the deputy gymnasiarch and the ephebes and the paidonomoi (i.e. officials in Greek cities, responsible for the training of boys who were younger than ephebes) with the boys (l.  43-46, \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd [\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c4\u03b5]\u03c0\u03c1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd[\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76] \u03c4\u0323\u1ff6\u0323[\u03bd \u1f31]\u03b5\u0323\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf[\u03b3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9] [\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c6\u03ae\u03b2\u03c9\u03bd] \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd\u03cc\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd, \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03cc\u03bd[\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76] [\u0394\u03b9\u03bf\u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4]\u1ff6\u0323\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd)
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References to the public attending the procession:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Rites related to the procession:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Allusions to conduct or forms of reverence:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Other remarkable elements<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>

These inscriptions record exceptional ‘god-like’ honours voted to a citizen of Pergamon called Diodorus Pasparus, who was gymnasiarch at Pergamum during the 29th<\/sup> Nikephoria in 69 BC. And led a successful embassy to Rome which was honoured every eighth day of the month of Apollonios (l. 36, \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f40\u03b3\u03b4\u03cc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f08\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u1f78\u03c2), when Diodorus entered the city after the diplomatic mission. Diodorus was also honoured with a white marble shrine (l. 42, \u03bd\u03b1\u1f78\u03bd \u03bb\u03af\u03b8\u0323[\u03bf\u03c5] \u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

B\u00d6MMER (1952), RE: s.v. Pompa. Herrscher<\/em>, Vol. XXI.2, p. 1967, n.287

BRENNAN, T. C. (2009): \u201cEmbassies gone wrong: roan diplomacy in the Constantinian Excerpta de legationibus\u201d. In: “Diplomats and diplomacy in the Roman world”, Brill, Leiden \/ Boston, pp.171-174<\/a>

CHANIOTIS, A., PLEKET, H.W., STROUD, R.S. and STRUBBE, J.H.M., \u201cSEG<\/em> 49-1770. Pergamon. The chronology of Diodoros Pasparos and the Nikephoria.\u201d, in: Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum<\/em>, Current editors: A. T. E. N. Chaniotis Corsten Stavrianopolou Papazarkadas. Consulted online on 11 November 2021<\/a>

CHANKOWSKI, A. S. (1998): \u201cLa proc\u00e9dure l\u00e9gislative \u00e0 Pergame au Ier si\u00e8cle au J.-C.: \u00e0 propos de la chronologie relative des d\u00e9crets en l’honneur de Diodoros Pasparos\u201d, Bulletin de Correspondance Hell\u00e9nique <\/em>122.1,  pp. 159-199<\/a>

COUILLOUD-LE DINAHET, M.Th. (2005): \u201cLes rituels fun\u00e9raires en Asie Mineure et en Syrie \u00e0 l’\u00e9poque hell\u00e9nistique (jusqu’au milieu du Ier si\u00e8cle av. J.-C.)\u201d. In: L’Orient m\u00e9diterran\u00e9en de la mort d’Alexandre aux campagnes de Pomp\u00e9e. Cit\u00e9s et royaumes \u00e0 l’\u00e9poque hell\u00e9nistique<\/em>, Rennes, PUR, pp. 65-95

GENOVESE, C. (2011): \u201c\u2019Per eterna memoria e immortalit\u00e0 di un benefattore\u2019. L\u2019”Heroon” di Diodoro Pasparo a Pergamo\u201d, in L. Campagna, C. Genovese, A. Filippini, L\u2019evergetismo in Asia Minore (II sec. a.C. – III sec. d.C.). Modelli culturali, monumenti, risorse, dinamiche sociali, in Mediterraneo Antico 14, pp. 57-74<\/a>

JONES, Ch. P. (1990): “Diodoros Pasparos revisited\u201d Chiron<\/em> 30, pp. 1-14<\/a> 

JONES, Ch. P. (1974): \u201cDiodoros Pasparos and the Nikephoria of Pergamon\u201d, Chiron <\/em>4, pp. 183-205<\/a> 

KOHL, M. (2002): \u201cDas Nikephorien von Pergamon\u201d, RA, <\/em>pp. 227-253<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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