Macedoniarch Explained

Macedoniarch (Greek, Modern (1453-);: μακεδονιάρχης) was a Roman-era title for the president of the Koinon of Macedonians. The title was only given to 11 people.

Office

The Macedoniarch was the president of the Koinon of Macedonians, and sometimes but not always the chief priest of the Roman imperial cult in Roman Macedonia.^[1] The office was also considered an important official of the Synhedrion, a provincial council consisted of municipal aristocracy, Roman citizens, and - in some cases - slaves and freedmen.^[2] The Macedoniarch also headed an influential club called the society of Sarapiasts starting from the reign of the Severan dynasty.^[3]

History

See also: List of Macedoniarchs. The earliest record of a Macedoniarch to come from Thessalonica is from 219 AD. The title was only held by 11 people, six of which are believed to be of Roman descent, based upon them having a cognomen. An account, however, cited that epigraphic evidences recorded two Macedoniarchs during the first century AD and 23 the following century.^[4]

See also

• Politarch

References

Books

• Book: Burrell. Barbara. Neokoroi: Greek Cities And Roman Emperors. 2003. Brill. Boston. 9789004125780.
• Book: Potter. David. A Companion to the Roman Empire. 2009. Wiley-Blackwell. Oxford. 9781405199186.
• Book: Tataki. Argyro B.. Ancient Beroea: Prosopography And Society. 1988. Research Centre for Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Hellenic Research Foundation. Athens. 9789607094018.

Further reading

• The Journal of Roman Studies - Page 43-44
• High Priests and Macedoniarchs from Beroea in jstor.org
• A companion to the Roman Empire by David Stone Potter Page 232

Notes and References

1. Book: Potter, David S.. A Companion to the Roman Empire. 2010. Wiley-Blackwell. 9780631226444. West Sussex. 232.
2. Book: Nasrallah, Laura. From Roman to Early Christian Thessalonike: Studies in Religion and Archaeology. Bakirtzis. Charalambos. Friesen. Steven J.. 2010. Harvard University Press. 9780674053229. Cambridge, MA. 51.
3. Book: Frankfurter, David. Power, Politics and the Cults of Isis: Proceedings of the Vth International Conference of Isis Studies, Boulogne-sur-Mer, October 13-15, 2011. Hahn. Johannes. Naerebout. Frits. 2014. BRILL. 9789004277182. Leiden. 20.
4. Book: Hinge, George. Classica et Mediaevalia, Volume 65. 2014. Museum Tusculanum Press. 9788763543958. Copenhagen. 232.