Athletics, army recruitment and heroisation: L. Sep. Fl. Flavillianus of Oinoanda

Abstract

This article presents an inscribed statue base discovered at Oinoanda by Professor Martin Ferguson Smith in 2002.The new inscription is placed in its historical context, and the commentary traces the implications for our understanding of Roman army recruitment, the role of the civic elite in responding to the demands of the imperial government and the practice of heroisation in the competition for honour among the notables who were also the city's victorious athletes. OzetBu makalede, Prof. Martin Ferguson Smith tarafmdan, 2002 yilinda, Oinoanda'da bulunan yazitli bir heykel kaidesi sunulmaktadir. Yeni yazit kendi tarihsel konteksi i$inde yer almakta ve bu makalede yer alan yorum, Roma ordusunun gii^lenmesini, kentteki elitlerin imparatorluk hukumetinin taleplerine yanit vermede oynadiklan rolii, aym zamanda kentin zafer kazanmi § atletleri de olan ileri gelenleri arasinda yapilan onur yan §malanndaki kahramanla §tirma uygulamasini anlamamiza yardimci olacak imalan igermektedir.