Religion and Cult in the Dodecanese during the First Millennium BC
Proceedings of the International Archaeological Conference
Edited by Manolis I. Stefanakis Edited by Georgios Mavroudis Edited by Fani K. Seroglou With Maria Achiola
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(July 2023)
ISBN: 9781803274515
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This volume publishes the proceedings of the conference of the same name, held in Rhodes in October 2018. Contributions draw on archaeological and literary sources to explore both the development and continuity of cults in the Dodecanese, from the Early Iron Age through to the 1st century BC.
Religion and Cult in the Dodecanese during the First Millennium BC publishes the proceedings of the conference of the same name, held in Rhodes in October 2018. Religion has always been one of the major components of peoples’ lives, an integral part of social, economic and political contexts, contributing to the formation of culture and history. In order to study and understand the religious and cult practices of a particular region, it is necessary to explore their various expressions through material culture and written sources. The oldest known cult remains in the Dodecanese can be dated to the end of the 10th and early 9th centuries BC and throughout the 1st millennium BC. They demonstrate the existence of a vibrant island society with various evolving cult practices. As a major stopover on maritime trade routes, the southeastern Aegean was influenced by contacts from throughout the Greek world and beyond. The contributions to this volume draw on archaeological and literary sources to explore both the development and continuity of cults in the Dodecanese, from the Early Iron Age through to the 1st century BC.
Editorial Note Religion and cult in the Dodecanese during the 1st Millennium BC: A summary - Fani K. Seroglou Ancient Greek religion and cult: A theoretical framework - Georgios Mavroudis Religion and cult in the archaeological context - Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos From Helios to Asklepios: Contrasting and complementary perceptions of divinity - Richard Buxton The formation and evolution of the 'pantheons' of the Rhodian cities after the synoecism - Dimitra-Maria Lala Sacrifice, synoikism, and local epigraphic habits: A reconsideration of Rhodian sacrificial inscriptions - Juliane Zachhuber The cult of Enyalios: Epigraphic evidence on military organisation and taxation in Lindos - Vincent Gabrielsen The multifunctional Athana Lindia: Discussing the aspects of a goddess through sanctuary setting and votive offerings - Sanne Hoffmann Public servants and cult officials: The socio-economic standing and activities of the priests of Apollo and the hieropoioi at Halasarna, Kos, c. 220-180 BC - Kerstin Hoghammar Politics and religion on Koan coin types (end of 3rd - first half of 2nd century BC) - Vassiliki E. Stefanaki and Angeliki Giannikouri Technically gifted: Votive deposits from Kamiros acropolis - Nicholas Salmon Sculpture from 'Pantheon': An open-air sanctuary at the foothills of the Rhodian acropolis - Kalliope Bairami Dedications, dedicators and cults at ancient Halasarna of Cos - Georgia Kokkorou-Alevras and Georgios Doulfis Sculpture in religious context: Reconstructing the cult of Asklepios on Kalymnos - Dimitrios Bosnakis Synecism as a divide? Cults of the Rhodian cities: Ancient hypotheses, new perspectives - Maria Chiara Monaco An open-air sanctuary of Kybele? in the city of Rhodes - Vassiliki Patsiada Temples, sacred places and cults in the city of Rhodes: Revisiting the evidence - Maria Michalaki Kollia Early Iron Age Kamiros and its sanctuaries: Some observations - Isabella Bossolino Revisiting the Archaic shrine, 'La Chapelle', of Vroulia (Rhodes) - Jeremy Lamaze The Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt Atavyros, Rhodes: Some preliminary notes on its architecture - Giorgio Rocco and Monica Livadiotti Forms of private and public devotion in the Dodecanese in the Hellenistic Age: The cases of the Great Gods and Hecate - Romina Carboni and Emiliano Cruccas Divine travellers from Egypt settling on Rhodes: Some issues for discussion - Charikleia Fantaoutsaki Ἴσ[ει] Σωτείρα. The cult of Isis on the island of Rhodes in the Hellenistic Age - Panayotis Pachis Rhodian cults in the Greek colonies of Sicily: A research prologue - Paolo Daniele Scirpo Visual and written testimonies on the cult of Dionysus in the Dodecanese - Dimitris Paleothodoros and Georgios Mavroudis De natura δεκάτης (or -aς) - Alan W. Johnston The sanctuaries and cults of Demeter on Rhodes - Aynur-Michele-Sara Karatas,
Editorial Note
Religion and cult in the Dodecanese during the 1st Millennium BC: A summary – Fani K. Seroglou
Ancient Greek religion and cult: A theoretical framework – Georgios Mavroudis
Religion and cult in the archaeological context – Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos
From Helios to Asklepios: Contrasting and complementary perceptions of divinity – Richard Buxton
The formation and evolution of the ‘pantheons’ of the Rhodian cities after the synoecism – Dimitra-Maria Lala
Sacrifice, synoikism, and local epigraphic habits: A reconsideration of Rhodian sacrificial inscriptions – Juliane Zachhuber
The cult of Enyalios: Epigraphic evidence on military organisation and taxation in Lindos – Vincent Gabrielsen
The multifunctional Athana Lindia: Discussing the aspects of a goddess through sanctuary setting
and votive offerings – Sanne Hoffmann
Public servants and cult officials: The socio-economic standing and activities of the priests of Apollo and the hieropoioi at Halasarna, Kos, c. 220–180 BC – Kerstin Höghammar
Politics and religion on Koan coin types (end of 3rd – first half of 2nd century BC) – Vassiliki E. Stefanaki and Angeliki Giannikouri
Technically gifted: Votive deposits from Kamiros acropolis – Nicholas Salmon
Sculpture from ‘Pantheon’: An open-air sanctuary at the foothills of the Rhodian acropolis – Kalliope Bairami
Dedications, dedicators and cults at ancient Halasarna of Cos – Georgia Kokkorou-Alevras and Georgios Doulfis
Sculpture in religious context: Reconstructing the cult of Asklepios on Kalymnos – Dimitrios Bosnakis
Synecism as a divide? Cults of the Rhodian cities: Ancient hypotheses, new perspectives – Maria Chiara Monaco
An open-air sanctuary of Kybele? in the city of Rhodes – Vassiliki Patsiada
Temples, sacred places and cults in the city of Rhodes: Revisiting the evidence – Maria Michalaki Kollia
Early Iron Age Kamiros and its sanctuaries: Some observations – Isabella Bossolino
Revisiting the Archaic shrine, ‘La Chapelle’, of Vroulia (Rhodes) – Jérémy Lamaze
The Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt Atavyros, Rhodes: Some preliminary notes on its architecture – Giorgio Rocco and Monica Livadiotti
Forms of private and public devotion in the Dodecanese in the Hellenistic Age: The cases of the Great Gods and Hecate – Romina Carboni and Emiliano Cruccas
Divine travellers from Egypt settling on Rhodes: Some issues for discussion – Charikleia Fantaoutsaki
Ἴσ[ει] Σωτείρα. The cult of Isis on the island of Rhodes in the Hellenistic Age – Panayotis Pachis
Rhodian cults in the Greek colonies of Sicily: A research prologue – Paolo Daniele Scirpo
Visual and written testimonies on the cult of Dionysus in the Dodecanese – Dimitris Paleothodoros and Georgios Mavroudis
De natura δεκάτης (or -ας) – Alan W. Johnston
The sanctuaries and cults of Demeter on Rhodes – Aynur-Michèle-Sara Karatas
Manolis I. Stefanakis is a Professor in Classical Archaeology and Numismatics in the Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean. He has been director of the University of the Aegean Kymissala Archaeological Research Project, Rhodes (held in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese) since 2006. He is also the publishing director of the journal Eulimene, and the Eulimene Series of Independent Publications. His research interests focus on Classical archaeology, Ancient Greek numismatics, field archaeology and sustainability and archaeoseismology.
Georgios Mavroudis holds a MA degree in Histoire et civilisation de la Grèce antique from EHESS in Paris and has worked at the CNRS of France. He holds a PhD in Classical Archaeology. His research interests focus on the Iconography of Athenian pottery.
Fani K. Seroglou (BA, MA, PhD Candidate) works as an archaeologist in the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese. She is involved in a number of archaeological excavation and research projects and has participated in the organization of several archaeological exhibitions and conferences. She has also edited archaeological books and conference proceedings.
Maria Achiola holds a MA degree in the Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean from Prehistoric Times to Late Antiquity: Greece, Egypt and the Near East from the University of the Aegean. She is a participant in the Kymissala Archaeological Research Project on Rhodes and in the publication of pottery from the Pediada Survey Project (forthcoming). She is an editor for the journal Eulimene, and the Eulimene Series of Independent Publications, archaeological volumes and conference proceedings. Her research interests focus on archaeology of tombs and cemeteries on Rhodes.
- Edited by Manolis I. Stefanakis
- Edited by Georgios Mavroudis
- Edited by Fani K. Seroglou
- With Maria Achiola
‘This book provides a well-documented overview of the richness and diversity of cults in the Dodecanese, based on precise and well-documented studies. As such, they are an important contribution to the study of Greek religion and polytheism.‘ – Alexandre Vlamos (2025): Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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