An ınterpretatıon of the new evıdence concernıng hellenıstıc Cıbyra

Abstract

Abstract: Excavation and research at the antique site of Cibyra in the Gölhisar district of Burdur Province has continued since 2006. With these excavations and re- search, many indications have been found concerning the Hellenistic Period at Cibyra about which we had possessed few facts. Our knowledge of the Hellenistic Period at Cibyra has been dependent to date primarily upon the limited accounts provided in the surviving antique sources, from numismatics and from epigraphic evidence. In particular the new finds of epigraphic material, in addition to inferences drawn from recently excavated finds, have significantly increased our know- ledge of this antique site. A Ist c. B.C. monumental tomb, the Hellenistic fortification wall, numerous finds of the Hellenistic Period local ceramic production, an agonistic honorific inscription, an official decretal which shines a light upon Hellenistic Cibyra s political history, inscrip- tions concerning a treaty with Rome inscribed on a monument, are amongst the relevant prominent recent finds. Together with new information concerning the city s governors during the Hellenistic Period, such as Moagetes, and how the Tetrapolis confederation was structured in the region.