This inscription involving the dedication of a statue of the Egyptian goddess Isis by a wealthy donor was found near the harbour at Ephesos, where the workers in the fishery-toll office were located: To the Ephesian Artemis, to the emperor Titus...

As I’m trying to coordinate various things in terms of timing (and in terms of what series will be next in the podcast), the podcast will be back in January (nothing more for December).  I may be creating a series on “Dynamics of Identity in the World...

The devotees of Demeter at Ephesos were not the only association that included mysteries and initiations in its activities.  (You can read more about the mysteries, including those of Dionysos, on my website here).   We know of several other...

As I’m doing some translations of inscriptions pertaining to associations, I thought I’d share a few here and there.  This one is an interesting letter (from the time of emperor Domitian) in which the representative of an association of Demeter...

Richard Ascough has an interesting piece on the meals of associations now out in Classical World (subscription required): Richard S. Ascough, “Forms of Commensality in Greco-Roman Associations,” Classical World 102 (2008), 33-45.