title: Dedication of the Warriors from Epirus to Heracles
metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Klimov, Oleg Yu.
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Kholod, Maxim M.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-04-16T09:54:22Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-04-16T09:54:22Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-03
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Klimov O. Yu., Kholod M. M. Dedication of the Warriors from Epirus to Heracles. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2021, vol. 66, issue 1, рp. 148–162.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu02.2021.109
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/27905
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article analyzes a poetic dedication to Heracles, found during the archaeological dig in
  northwestern Greece, in Epirus. The dedication was made by three warriors from a small
  city of Buchetion, who having joined the Roman army participated in the suppression of
  Aristonicus’ revolt in the kingdom of Pergamon (133–129 BC). The inscription supplements
  our knowledge of Aristonicus’ revolt. In particular, the new fact is that warriors from Balkan
  Greece took part in the war against Aristonicus, which is not mentioned by the extant narrative
  tradition. It is possible that the three warriors were conscripted into the Roman army
  headed by the consul of 130 BC Marcus Perperna by means of a treaty that the Romans had
  concluded with the cities of Cassopa and Buchetion, similarly to a number of other Greek
  states. In the dedication, Aristonicus is referred to by name alone, although it is known that he
  took the royal title. In all likelihood, the warriors who left the dedication to Heracles served
  in a wagon train, fulfilling the duties of transporting military goods and, at the same time,
  guarding them. They apparently belonged to a wealthy segment of society in their small city
  because they went to war with wagons and horses. It can be assumed that during the devastation
  the Romans brought to Epirus in 167 BC, the coastal Greek cities, such as Cassopa and
  Buchetion, did not suffer. The devastation may have affected only the inner areas of the region.
  The dedication to Heracles was made because Heracles as a savior was popular among Greeks.
  In addition, he was considered an ancestor of Oxylus, one of the Heraclids who after their
  return to Peloponnesus became ruler of Elis. Afterwards, colonists from this region founded
  Buchetion, the home city of the warriors who left the dedication.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: Research in the part prepared by M. M. Kholod was supported by the Russian Science Foundation,
  project No. 20-18-00374, carried out on the basis of the Nizhny Novgorod State University.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. History;Volume 66; Issue 1
metadata.lang: -
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Asia Minor
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kingdom of Pergamon
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Aristonicus’ revolt
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Attalid dynasty
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Heracles
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Epirus
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Roman conquests
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Dedication of the Warriors from Epirus to Heracles
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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