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Chapter 2: The Hellenistic Catalogue of Priests from Nysa-Scythopolis/ Beth Shean: Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 8 33.

The article focuses on the Hellenistic Catalogue of Priests from Nysa-Scythopolis/Beth Shean, documented in Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 8 33 (SEG 8 33), which is the sole Hellenistic inscription detailing the religious practices in Scythopolis. It emphasizes the historical context of the inscr...

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Published in:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 112; no. 2; pp. 17 - 55
Main Author: Mahoney, Kyle W.
Format: Article
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2023
Subjects:
Byzantine Empire
Amphoras
Priests
Patronage
Temples
Catalogs
Busts
Widows
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on the Hellenistic Catalogue of Priests from Nysa-Scythopolis/Beth Shean, documented in Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 8 33 (SEG 8 33), which is the sole Hellenistic inscription detailing the religious practices in Scythopolis. It emphasizes the historical context of the inscription, linking it to the struggles for supremacy in the region from 145 to 138 BCE.