In:
Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, PERSEE Program, Vol. 130, No. 1 ( 2006), p. 293-327
Abstract:
The inscription that is the subject of this article was discovered in October 2005 and enables us to identify a new sanctuary on Thasos that came to light in 2003 not far from the Thesmophorion, but which has hitherto remained anonymous. It is a Delion, dedicated to 'Delian' Apollo and Artemis. The text, which is dated fairly early in the first half of the 4th century BC, consists of two successive decrees: the first forbids women from entering the sanctuary during the Thesmophoria, and the second forbids the grazing of cattle in it. The punishment for those who contravene is of a moral and religious order, the ενθυμιστόν, which, in this form, is attested epigraphically only on Thasos on two occasions. The study of the text affords an opportunity to draw up a list of the Delia known in the ancient Greek world and to touch upon the subject of the relations between Thasos, its mother city Paros, and the Delian sanctuary. The role played by the Delion on Thasos in the defensive system of the city in the Archaic period is also emphasised.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0007-4217
DOI:
10.3406/bch.2006.7415
Language:
French
Publisher:
PERSEE Program
Publication Date:
2006
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2299331-9
SSG:
6,14
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