NeokorateA neocorate was a rank
or dignity granted by the Roman Senate and the Roman Emperor to certain cities which had built temples to the
Emperor or had established cults of members of the Imperial family. The
city itself was referred to as neokoros (pl. neokoroi). A temple
dedicated to the emperor was also called neocorate. These titles came from the Greek word νεωκόρος, literally a temple-sweeper (νεώς, temple, κορεῖν, to sweep), and was also used for a temple attendant and for a priestly holder of high rank who was in charge of a temple. Starting in the 2nd
century A.D., the title appeared on many coins. The term was first used
as a title for a city for Ephesus and its Temple of the Sebastoi. There
were approximately 37 cities holding the neocorate, concentrated in the
province of Asia, but also in neighboring provinces. List of NeokoroiKoinon of Asia Pergamon, Mysia (Augustus) Smyrna, Ionia (Tiberius) Miletos, Ionia (Caligula) Ephesos, Ionia (Nero) Kyzikos, Mysia (Hadrian) Sardis, Lydia (Antoninus Pius) Aizanoi, Phrygia (Commodus) Laodikeia, Phrygia (Commodus) Philadelphia, Lydia (Caracalla) Tralles, Lydia (Caracalla) Antandros, Troas (Caracalla) Hierapolis, Phrygia (Elagabalus) Magnesia, Ionia (Severus Alexander) Synnada, Phrygia (Tetrarchy)
Koinon of Bithynia Nikomedia (Augustus) Nikaia (Hadrian)
Koinon of Galatia Ankyra (Augustus)
Cities of Pamphylia Perga (Vespasian) Side (Valerian) Aspendos (Gallienus)
Koinon of Macedonia Beroia (Nerva) Thessalonike (Gordian III)
Koinon of Pontus Neokaisareia, Pontus Polemoniacus (Trajan) Amaseia, Pontus Galaticus (Marcus Aurelius)
Koinon of Cilicia Tarsos (Hadrian) Anazarbos (Septimius Severus) Aigeai (Severus Alexander)
Koinon of Armenia Nikopolis (Hadrian?)
Koinon of Thrace Perinthos (Septimius Severus) Philippopolis (Elagabalus)
Koinon of Cappadocia Kaisareia (Septimius Severus)
Koinon of Phoenicia Tripolis? (Elagabalus)
Koinon/Ethnos of Lycia Patara (third century?) Akalissos (third century?)
Koinon of the Cities of (West-Central) Pontus Herakleia (Philip)
Syria Palaestina / Samaria Neapolis (Philip)
Pisidia Sagalassos (Tetrarchy) Sources: Burrell, Barbara. Neokoroi Greek Cities and Roman Emperors. (Leiden-Boston, 2004). wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocorate
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NeokorateA neocorate was a honor granted by the Roman Senate and the Roman Emperor to certain cities which had built temples to the
Emperor or had established cults of members of the Imperial family. The
city itself was referred to as neokoros (pl. neokoroi). A temple
dedicated to the emperor was also called neocorate. These titles came from the Greek word νεωκόρος, literally a temple-sweeper (νεώς, temple, κορεῖν, to sweep), and was also used for a temple attendant and for a priestly holder of high rank who was in charge of a temple. The first city to use the title was Ephesus for its Temple of the Sebastoi. Starting in the 2nd
century A.D., the title appeared on many coins. There
were approximately 37 cities holding the neocorate, concentrated in the
province of Asia, but also in neighboring provinces. List of NeokoroiKoinon of Asia Pergamon, Mysia (Augustus) Smyrna, Ionia (Tiberius) Miletos, Ionia (Caligula) Ephesos, Ionia (Nero) Kyzikos, Mysia (Hadrian) Sardis, Lydia (Antoninus Pius) Aizanoi, Phrygia (Commodus) Laodikeia, Phrygia (Commodus) Philadelphia, Lydia (Caracalla) Tralles, Lydia (Caracalla) Antandros, Troas (Caracalla) Hierapolis, Phrygia (Elagabalus) Magnesia, Ionia (Severus Alexander) Synnada, Phrygia (Tetrarchy)
Koinon of Bithynia Nikomedia (Augustus) Nikaia (Hadrian)
Koinon of Galatia Ankyra (Augustus)
Cities of Pamphylia Perga (Vespasian) Side (Valerian) Aspendos (Gallienus)
Koinon of Macedonia Beroia (Nerva) Thessalonike (Gordian III)
Koinon of Pontus Neokaisareia, Pontus Polemoniacus (Trajan) Amaseia, Pontus Galaticus (Marcus Aurelius)
Koinon of Cilicia Tarsos (Hadrian) Anazarbos (Septimius Severus) Aigeai (Severus Alexander)
Koinon of Armenia Nikopolis (Hadrian?)
Koinon of Thrace Perinthos (Septimius Severus) Philippopolis (Elagabalus)
Koinon of Cappadocia Kaisareia (Septimius Severus)
Koinon of Phoenicia Tripolis? (Elagabalus)
Koinon/Ethnos of Lycia Patara (third century?) Akalissos (third century?)
Koinon of the Cities of (West-Central) Pontus Herakleia (Philip)
Syria Palaestina / Samaria Neapolis (Philip)
Pisidia Sagalassos (Tetrarchy) Sources: Burrell, Barbara. Neokoroi Greek Cities and Roman Emperors. (Leiden-Boston, 2004). wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocorate
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