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IG II2 2318–2325 represent the most substantial surviving body of evidence for the institutional history of the Athenian dramatic festivals from their establishment at the end of the 6th century BCE to their disappearance sometime in the mid- to late 100s. Millis and Olson offer a completely updated text of the inscriptions, based on a close study of the stones themselves; detailed explanations of the restorations of the dimensions and organization of the original records, with numerous redatings and the like; and new — and in some cases radically different — reconstructions of the monuments on which they were inscribed. The volume also includes substantial interpretative essays on each set of records, a full epigraphic and prosopographic commentary, and several indices.
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Inscriptional Records for the Dramatic Festivals in Athens Brill’s Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy Editorial Board John Bodel (Brown University) Adele Scafuro (Brown University) The titles published in this series are listed at brill.nl/bsgre Inscriptional Records for the Dramatic Festivals in Athens IG II2 2318–2325 and Related Texts Edited, with Introductions and Commentary by Benjamin W. Millis and S. Douglas Olson Leiden • boston 2012 Cover illustrations: Lysicrates monument (Courtesy of American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Archives, Alison Frantz Photographic Collection) and Didascalia-fragment SEG XXVI 203 (Agora I-7151; courtesy of Agora Excavations, American School of Classical Studies at Athens). Library of Congress Control Number: 2012941315 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, IPA, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.nl/brill-typeface. ISSN 1876-2557 ISBN 978 90 04 22912 9 (hardback) ISBN 978 90 04 23201 3 (e-book) Copyright 2012 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Global Oriental, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers and Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. For W. E. Millis, Sr. in his tenth decade. παλαιά τε πολλά τε εἰδώς, Νέστωρ, οὗ καὶ πρόσθεν ἀρίστη φαίνετο βουλή BWM For Rachel and the boys. σὺ γάρ μ᾿ ἐβιώσαο, κούρη SDO Contents List of Illustrations .............................................................................................................................................. Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................... Citation Style and Abbreviations ................................................................................................................... ix xi xiii Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter One. The Fasti: IG II2 2318 .............................................................................................................. Summary Discussion of the Restoration ..................................