Neokoroi: Greek Cities and Roman Emperors

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BRILL, 2004 - History - 422 pages
The neokoroi, or 'temple-wardens,' were Hellenized cities of the eastern Roman empire who received that title for possessing their provinces' temples to the living emperor. This work collects and analyzes all the evidence for the neokoroi, including their coins and inscriptions, contemporary and subsequent historical texts, and the archaeological remains of the temples themselves and the statues that stood within them.
There were at least thirty-seven neokoroi, and each is examined in a separate chapter. The results are then reanalyzed chronologically, clarifying the development of the institution. Finally the statues, temples, cities, and provinces are compared, resulting in new insights into the rivalry and hierarchy among the cities, and the dialogue of worship that related them to their Roman overlords.
 

Contents

Methodology
1
How to Use This Book
12
Smyrna in Ionia Tiberius
38
Miletos in Ionia Gaius
55
Koinon of Galatia
166
Cities of Pamphylia
175
Beroia Nerva
191
Koinon of Pontus
205
Pisidia
266
Introduction
273
The Temples
305
The Cities
331
The Koina and their Officials
343
The Roman Powers
359
Conclusion
372
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395

Koinon of Cilicia
212
Koinon of Armenia
234
Koinon of Cappadocia
246
Koinon of Phoenicia
252
Syria Palaestina Samaria
260

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Barbara Burrell is Associate Research Professor of Classics at the University of Cincinnati.