TY - JOUR
TI - Shaping the Elite of Attalid Pergamon: A Reappraisal of the Epigraphic Dossiers Concerning Priesthoods
AU - Caneva, Stefano G.
TI - Shaping the Elite of Attalid Pergamon: A Reappraisal of the Epigraphic Dossiers Concerning Priesthoods
AB - The history of Hellenistic Pergamon is deeply affected by the dual status of a polis that also functioned as a dynastic residence. This overlap between civic and royal institutions significantly impacted the political life of the city. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate about honorific habits and the consolidation of the civic elite of Pergamon by focusing on the triangular interactions between the Attalids, their court, and the polis’ institutions in the period from Eumenes I to Attalos III. To do so, several dossiers concerning the priesthoods and religious liturgies of Attalid Pergamon will be reassessed by paying attention to their tenure, appointment, privileges, and the social groups that held these charges.
VL - 2023
IS - Volume 30
PY - 2023
SN - 1897-3426
C1 - 2084-3909
SP - 75
EP - 101
DO - 10.4467/20800909EL.23.004.17321
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/shaping-the-elite-of-attalid-pergamon-a-reappraisal-of-the-epigraphic-dossiers-concerning-priesthoods
KW - Pergamon
KW - Attalids
KW - civic institutions
KW - court
KW - elite
KW - priesthoods