Now and then, the numbers are conditioned by the nature of the attested evidence. The statistics convey the great relevance of the cults in the area. Nevertheless, some theophoric PN appear to have a grater diffusion in this region: Ἀπολλώνιος in this volume represents 43% of the total instances of this name recorded so far in LGPN, and Ἀσκληπιάδης, 44%. There are no surprises among the most popular PN. The regions with larger shares of the whole are Ionia (37.5%) and Lydia (22%), followed by Mysia (18%), Bithynia (11.5%), Pontos (5%), Troad (4%) and Aiolis (2%). 2 More than 50% are found only once (4,386), but some could well be mere graphic variants of a single PN. LGPN VA contains a total of 8,096 PN (attested for 51,293 different individuals), of which 6,375 are masculine and 1,752 feminine. 1 The work of editors in this field is to be commended. 243 is in fact Ἀριδείκης ( Ἀριδείκη in Plate 10 of the same publication) and is correctly emended by LGPN VA. For instance, the Ἀριδείχης found in SNG Kayhan no. It must be stressed that readings are not simply lifted from the indices of the original sources. Additionally, Alexandru Avram has provided help in the Herculean task of interpreting the PN on amphora stamps from Sinope and Herakleia. In fact, coins are especially important for PN in the case of some Ionian poleis, such as Ephesos, Lebedos and Klazomenai, where early inscriptions are lacking. v-vi), PN found in coins play a larger role in LGPN VA than in previous volumes (7.5% of the total number of names). ![]() In addition to data coming from ancient writers and inscriptions (some still unpublished,p. Fraser that this area and coastal Ionia conform a geographical continuum (pp. Nevertheless, inner parts of Roman Lydia are included in this volume, following the idea expressed by P. As much as it seems controversial, this decision finds some ground in Antiquity (p. The term ‘Ionia’ in the title could be somehow misleading for some readers, since the editors have only included the coastal poleis from Phokaia to the river Maiandros, leaving out Miletus and its surrounding area. from Trapezous to Herakleia Pontica, Bithynia, Mysia, Troad and Aiolis. The area is further split up in seven regions: Pontos, i.e. LGPN VA collects the PN of the southern coasts of the Black Sea and the northern and central coasts of Western Anatolia. This shows how the project has expanded, since the regions to be included in VC were not initially considered ( LGPN I, p. According to the plan, LGPN VB will cover Caria, Lycia, Pamphylia and Cilicia, and VC the inner regions of Anatolia (Phrygia, Galatia, Paphlagonia, inner Pontos, Cappadocia, Pisidia, Isauria and Lykaonia). ![]() v-vi).Īfter the volumes devoted to the Aegean Islands, Cyprus and Cyrenaica (I), Attica (II), Peloponnese, Western Greece, Sicily and Magna Graecia (IIIA), Central Greece (IIIB) and Macedonia, Thrace, and the Northern Regions of the Black Sea (IV), LGPN V will record the personal names (henceforth PN) of Asia Minor. Nonetheless, the collaborative nature of the project is underlined by the list of scholars in the acknowledgments (pp. ![]() LGPN VA has been edited under the direction of Thomas Corsten, assisted by Richard W. The initial project has expanded through the years and various online materials have been added to the six volumes in print: statistics and lists of most popular names by region, bibliographies, the addenda to LGPN II (known as LGPN IIA) and an indispensable database with some searching options. LGPN VA is the first to appear after the regretted loss of Peter Fraser in September 2007 (though he was able to read considerable portions of the volume) Elaine Matthews’ preface praises the scholar at whose initiative LGPN came to light. Almost 23 years after the publication of the first volume of A Lexicon of Greek personal names ( LGPN), the new instalment is warmly welcomed.
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