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Eumenes II\u2019s pompe in Delphi (Eumeneia)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Eumenes II\u2019s pompe<\/em> in Delphi (Eumeneia<\/em>)
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DATE:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
160-159 BC
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TEXT:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Syll<\/em>.3<\/sup> 671 = FD<\/em> 3.3.238<\/a> 

BRINGMANN, K. and H. VON STEUBEN (1995-2000): Schenkungen hellenistischer Herrscher an griechische St\u00e4dte und Heiligt\u00fcmer, 2 vols., <\/em>Berlin

Cf. Sokolowski LSS 44; Laum 1914: no. 29; Daux FD III.3 238
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EDITIONS<\/strong>\/TRANSLATIONS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

Syll<\/em>.3<\/sup> 671 = FD<\/em> 3.3.238<\/a>

Collection of Greek Ritual Norms: (English and French : A. JACQUEMIN, D. MULLIEZ and G. ROUGEMONT 2012: Choix d’inscriptions de Delphes<\/em>, traduites et comment\u00e9es. \u00c9tudes \u00e9pigraphiques 5, Athens) 
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KEYWORDS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Word used to mean procession<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>
\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae or its verbal form \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9 (l. 8-9, \u03c0[\u03bf\u03bc]\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9; l. 20,  \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03cd\u03c3\u03c9\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9)
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Word used to mean the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd (l. 22, \u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2, \u201cbase\u201d of the statue)
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Gods or other entities named:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Apollo and Leto and Artemis (l. 5-6, \u1f08\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fb6\u03b9 \u039b\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fb6\u03b9 \u1f08\u03c1\u03c4\u03ad\u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9; Apollo again in l. 9)
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Description of the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Procession\u2019s route:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
From the threshing floor\/ from the circular place\/\u201dla place circulaire\u201d (A. Jacquemin, D. Mulliez, G. Rougemont 2012, 167) (l. 9, \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f05\u03bb\u03c9\u03bf[\u03c2]). Cf. \u201cThe festival was also to include a procession departing from the so-called “Circular Area” (lit. circular “threshing-floor”) in the sanctuary\u201d (vd. J.-M. Carbon and S. Peels<\/a>)  
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Frequency with which the procession takes place:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Every year on the twelfth day of the month of Herakleios (l. 2-3, \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03b9 \u1f29\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fb6[\u03b9] [\u03b4\u03c9\u03b4\u03b5\u03ba]\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9), and the procession took place exactly on the twelfth day at the second hour (l. 8-9, \u03c4\u1fb6\u03b9 \u03b4\u03c9\u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0[\u03bf\u03bc]\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9 \u1f65\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2)
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Performers:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The priests of Apollo and of the other gods, the prytaneis<\/em>, the archons and the other magistracies, and the torch-bearers – ten men from each tribe (l. 9-11, \u03bf\u1f35 \u03c4\u03b5 \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f08\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 [\u03c4]\u1f70 \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u1f00\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03af, \u1f00\u03c6\u2019 \u1f11\u03ba\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03ad\u03ba\u03b1)
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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>

The overseers sacrificed three full-grown oxen to Apollo and Leto and Artemis, and they managed the other sacrificial victims according to the instructions, and they used the meat for the public feast, as is customary; and they provided forty metretai<\/em> of wine (l. 5-8, \u03b8\u03c5\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9 \u03b4[\u1f72 \u03bf]\u1f31 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b2\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03b9 \u1f08\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fb6\u03b9 \u039b\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1fb6\u03b9 \u1f08\u03c1\u03c4\u03ad\u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u1f70 \u1f31\u03b5[\u03c1\u03b5]\u1fd6\u03b1 \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f70 \u03ba\u03c1[\u03ad\u03b1] \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b8\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70\u03bd \u03b4\u03b1\u03bc\u03bf\u03b8\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1[\u03b8]\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f34\u03b8\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u00b7 \u03bf\u1f34\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5\u03c3[\u03c3\u03b1]\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1) 

There was a race of torch-bearers from the gymnasium to the altar, and the winner set fire to the sacrifice (l. 15-16, \u1f41 \u03b4[\u1f72] \u03b4\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03ad\u03c3\u03b8\u03c9 \u1f10\u03ba \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f04\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b2\u03c9\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd, \u1f41 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u1f51\u03c6\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03c9 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac), and the tribe that won the torch-race received ten staters of silver for the sacrifice. 

The priests of Apollo, whenever they go in procession, prayed for the Eumeneia <\/em>(l. 19-20, \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f08\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u03af \u03ba\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03cd\u03c3\u03c9\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03ad\u03c3\u03b8\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u0395\u1f50\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u1f7c\u03c2 \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9). 
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Allusions to conduct or forms of reverence:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Other remarkable elements<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>

In this decree the city and sanctuary of Delphi received generous gifts from one its patrons; in this case, Delphi received corn and money in return for holding a festival in honour of Eumenes II (\u0395\u1f50\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u0392\u02b9), who ruled between 197 and 159 BC, and surnamed Soter meaning “Savior”; he was a ruler of Pergamon, and a son of Attalus I Soter and queen Apollonis, members of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon. This dialogue between a city and its benefactor has been interpreted by Domingo Gygax (2016, p. 42) as a \u201cnegotiation, (\u2026) he acted as he did partly because Delphi voted to award him great honors \u2013 honors that amounted to gifts as well as counter-gifts, and that obliged him to reciprocate\u201d. 

The councillors in office inscribed this decree on the base of the statue of the king Eumenes II near the altar of Apollo, and they dispatched a copy to the king (l. \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03c1\u03ac\u03c8\u03b1\u03b9 [\u03b4\u1f72 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c8\u03ac\u03c6\u03b9\u03c3]\u03bc\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70\u03bd \u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03ad\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b2\u03c9\u03bc\u1f78\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f08\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4[\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd\u03ac\u03c1]\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u1f76 [\u03c4]\u1f78\u03bd \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u1fc6 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c8\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4[\u03bf\u03c2])

One slightly later decree also studied in this project concerns a donation by Attalos II for the education of boys and honorific ceremonies and sacrifices, also including a procession, a banquet and a torch-race (vd. J.-M. Carbon and S. Peels<\/a>)
 
Moreover, the Delphic foundation of Alkesippos (also studied in this project), a somewhat earlier document dated to 182 BC apparently served as a partial model for the foundations of the Attaleia and the Eumeneia.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

B\u00d6MMER (1952), RE: s.v. Pompa. Herrscher<\/em>, Vol. XXI.2, p. 1967, n.289-293. 

BOMMELAER, J.-F. and D. LAROCHE (1991): Guide de Delphes. Le site <\/em>(\u00c9cole fran\u00e7aise d’Ath\u00e8nes. Sites et Monuments 7), Athens

DAUX, G. (1935): “Sur la loi amphictionique de 380 av. J.C.”, RA<\/em>,pp. 205-219

DAUX, G. (1936): Delphes au IIe et au Ier si\u00e8cle, depuis l’abaissement de l’\u00c9tolie jusqu’\u00e0 la paix romaine, 191-31 av. J.-C.<\/em>, Paris, pp. 682-685

DOMINGO GYGAX, M. (2016): Benefaction and rewards in the ancient Greek city<\/em>. The origins of euergetism<\/em>, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, p. 42<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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