JOURNAL ARTICLE

SACRED WEALTH AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE ARCHAIC ARGIVE HERAION.

  • Published In: Hesperia, 2025, v. 94, n. 3. P. 343 1 of 3

  • Database: Art Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Vance, Evan 3 of 3

Abstract

This article reexamines three dedications by iaromnamones at the Argive Heraion dating to the early 5th century bce (ca. 480-460). While these inscriptions were published around the turn of the 20th century, their importance for understanding the finances of Hera's sanctuary at a crucial point in Argive history has not been appreciated. The inscriptions reveal that iaromnamones regularly froze Hera's wealth as dedications, suggesting an apprehension about maintaining a sacred treasury in cash. By situating the inscriptions in their Archaic context, this article offers a new paradigm for understanding magistrate dedications as a form of public accountability and highlights the institutional complexity of communal resources in the early Greek polis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Hesperia. 2025/07, Vol. 94, Issue 3, p343
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0018-098X
  • DOI:10.2972/hes.2025.a970045
  • Accession Number:189439034
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