An extremely interesting relief is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Dion. Dated to the end of the 3rd c. – early 2nd c. BC, it was found inside the Sanctuary of Isis, and it is a characteristic example of the iconographic syncretism of two female deities: Demeter and Isis. A female figure is depicted …
The votive offering of Kallimachos and Kleta to Isis Read More »
One of the most interesting inscribed monuments of Dion is the marble table slab, which was found in a second use as a grave cover of the Early Christian period in the northern cemetery of the city, near the village of Karitsa. The monument probably belongs to the well-known category of sacred tables on which …
Latin inscriptions dated to the 1st c. AD testify to the presence of three generations of the Mestrii family at the roman colony of Dion. Two women, Pomponia Aquilina and her daughter Mestria Aquilina, are included among the persons mentioned in these inscriptions. Pomponia Aquilina was honored by decree of the local government (curia) with …
“favourable come to the vast city of the inhabitants of Dion, ie Paean” In 1914, two years after the liberation of Macedonia, the Ephor of Antiquities G. Oikonomos recorded and published a remarkable number of inscriptions from ancient Dion. In fact, he collected some of them, creating the first Archaeological Collection of Dion. The declaration …
According to Polybius’ description, when the Aetolian general Scopas invaded Dion in 219 B.C., which its inhabitants had already abandoned, he razed the walls, the houses and the city’s gymnasium to the ground. At the same time, he burned down the porticoes around the temple of Zeus Olympios, destroyed the votive offerings that adorned the …
A votive offering of King Philip V to the sanctuary of Zeus Olympios at Dion Read More »
In the Archaeological Museum of Dion is kept the fragmentary marble base of a votive offering (Dion Museum inv. no. 8013), which is interesting for its form and the inscription it bears. Fig. 1. The front side of the offerings base-table. Dion Museum, inv. no. 8813. On the front side, relief horizontal and vertical fillets …
Minor deities in Dion. Praxidika and Hermes Tychon. Read More »
Wednesday, 8 June 2022 – 19:00 Old and new inscriptions from the Roman colony of Dion, Pieria Webinar:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZy93OZZTu–v6uU_KzcWQ
Among the impressive and at the same time enigmatic finds unearthed during the excavation of the Great Baths of Dion and the adjacent area is a portrait herm of white fine-grained marble [Fig. 1]. The torso, broken into seven pieces, was found in the northeastern hall of the building, while the head down to the …
The Double Herm of Herennianus: A Dialogue with Τwo Images Read More »
In October 1979, during the excavation of the sanctuary of Isis in Dion, a female statue was found standing on a pedestal bearing a six-line Latin inscription. The statue depicts Isis with the horn of Amaltheia, i.e., as Isis- Tyche (Fig. 1, 2). The inscription, however, is not related to the statue, as it has …
Isis-Tyche. The goddess unveils a story of reuse Read More »
In 1964, in the area south of the ancient city of Dion, where the places of worship and the sanctuaries of the residents of Dion were to be found a decade later, two important inscriptions were discovered. Two residents of Malathria, the previous name of the modern village of Dion, during the plowing of their …
1964: Apographs of inscriptions from the Sanctuary of Zeus Olympios Read More »
