Practical and Symbolic Aspects of Olive Oil Donations in Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period and the Principate
Keywords:
olive oil donations, euergetism, honors, gymnasiarchs, magistrates, prices, amphora, social relationsAbstract
This paper concludes some major aspects regarding olive oil donations in Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period and the Principate. These benefactions were part of the larger phenomenon called Euergetism, that took place in all Greek cities, starting with the fifth Century BC, in which rich and poor, magistrates and ordinary people were exchanging gifts and honors for the well-being of the City and for themselves. Through the study of oil donations there can be highlighted the relations between donor and donated, the importance of the value of gifts in receiving honors, the social and economic characteristics of the city during the studied period, the practical and symbolic aspects that derive from donating olive oil in antic Asia Minor.
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