Theoroi and Initiates in Samothrace

The Epigraphical Evidence

By (author) Nora M. Dimitrova

Book cover: Theoroi and Initiates in Samothrace

Extent: 296 pages

Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Subjects: Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Hesperia Supplement

Series volume number: 37

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 2008)

ISBN: 9780876615379

8.46 x 10.98 inches

Price: $74.95

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As one of the most famous religious centres in the Aegean, the island of Samothrace was visited by thousands of worshippers between the 7th century B.C. and the 4th century A.D. This book presents all known inscriptions listing or mentioning Samothracian initiates and theoroi (a total of 169 texts).


As one of the most famous religious centers in the Aegean, the island of Samothrace was visited by thousands of worshippers between the 7th century B.C. and the 4th century A.D. All known inscriptions listing or mentioning Samothracian initiates and theoroi (a total of 169 texts) are presented, including a number of previously unpublished fragments.

  • By (author) Nora M. Dimitrova