Corinth Publication: Bloy, Historia 61:2, | Collection: | | Corinth | | Name: | | Bloy, Historia 61:2, | | Title: | | Roman Patrons of Greek Communities Before the Title | | Author: | | Bloy, Dylan | | Series Title: | | Historia | | Volume: | | 61:2 | | Month: | | May | | Abstract: | | Prominent Roman senators acted as patrons of Greek communities thoughout the 2nd century B.C., long before 'patron' became a regularly used honorary term for Romans in the Greek East around the beginning of the 1st century B.C. This article draws wherever possible on contemporary epigraphical evidence to reconstruct both the services provided by the patron and the reciprocal honors and material aid he and his family might expect in return. It also provides historical and contextual support for the 2nd century date of an Abderan decree (SIG3 656) that famously transliterates the words 'patronus' and 'atrium' in discussing the activities of Teian ambassadors in Rome. | | Page: | | 168-201 | | URL: | | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/fsv/histori/2012/00000061/00000002/art00003 |
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