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Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. GR-36: dekadistai

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Attica with Salamis
ii. Region Attica
iii. Site Athens

II. GENERAL REFERENCE

i.a. Full reference (original language) δεκαδισταί (Thphr. Char. 27.11)
i.b. Full reference (transliterated) dekadistai
ii. Reference context It appears in the description of the figure of the late-learner in Theophrastus' Characters

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 319 BC

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Thphr. Char. 27.11 (319 BC)
Online Resources Thphr. Char. 27.11
i.a. Source type(s) Literary source(s)

VIII. NOTES

i. Comments For an epigraphically attested group of dekadistai see CAPInv. 573.
iii. Bibliography Diggle, J. (2004), Theophrastus. Characters. Cambridge: 483-4.
Parker, R. (1996), Athenian religion. A history. Oxford: 335.

IX. EVALUATION

i. Private associations Possible
Note It remains a possibility that the group described as dekadistai may have constituted an association.
ii. Historical authenticity There is no doubt about the authenticity of the text.