Un décret du koinon des Ioniens trouvé à Claros

Abstract

The decree here published was found in 1988, close to the sacred way of the sanctuary of Apollo at Claros. It records the answer of the Ionian koinon with regard to the actions taken by Colophon to revive the celebration of the panegyry and the quadrennial competition in honor of Clarian Apollo. Some previous wars, now difficult to identify, had made the celebrations stop. With the international context revealed in this document, we are able to date it in the 190s BC. The mention of an Apollo’s epiphany and of oracles delivered by him allows hypotheses on the organization of the sanctuary and its temple. The decree helps to understand the role of Claros on the political scene in Asia Minor and the internalization of the shrine during these times.