The paper offers a detailed reassessment of the epigraphic data concerning an exedra dedicated by Diodoros Pasparos in the Pergamon gymnasium, which hosted portraits of a selected number of Attalids and was subsequently enriched by a statue of Diorodos himself, donated by the gymnasium Neoi. The reappraisal of the written evidence offers some previously neglected information to reconstruct Diodoros’ sculptural programme, enabling us to reject the identification of the 'Philetairos exedra' dedicated by Diodoros with the earlier group displayed in the Mittelsaal H of the gymnasium’s upper terrace. In the final section, this new interpretation is combined with the recent results of archaeological surveys in the gymnasium, suggesting that the group was likely erected by Diodoros in the southeastern area of the upper terrace.
The “Philetairos exedra” in the Pergamon gymnasium: A reappraisal of the epigraphic evidence
Stefano Caneva
2026
Abstract
The paper offers a detailed reassessment of the epigraphic data concerning an exedra dedicated by Diodoros Pasparos in the Pergamon gymnasium, which hosted portraits of a selected number of Attalids and was subsequently enriched by a statue of Diorodos himself, donated by the gymnasium Neoi. The reappraisal of the written evidence offers some previously neglected information to reconstruct Diodoros’ sculptural programme, enabling us to reject the identification of the 'Philetairos exedra' dedicated by Diodoros with the earlier group displayed in the Mittelsaal H of the gymnasium’s upper terrace. In the final section, this new interpretation is combined with the recent results of archaeological surveys in the gymnasium, suggesting that the group was likely erected by Diodoros in the southeastern area of the upper terrace.
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