Sarcophagus fragment
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Fragment of a marble Sarcophagus
ca. 230-240 ACE
Duke Museum of Art
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Papers Published

  1. Rigsby, K. "Dionysus Briseus." Kernos  vol. 30 no. 30, OpenEdition  85-89. [doi] [PDF]

    Abstract:
    The theatrical guild in Roman Smyrna assigned the epithet Briseus to Dionysus: the reference was probably to the Brisei of Thrace, and honoring Thracian Dionysus, leader of the Bacchai, is consistent with the Smyrnaean actors styling themselves mystai.

 

 
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