Apollonius (dioiketes)

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Apollonius
Ἀπολλώνιος
Born
Kaunos, Asia Minor
NationalityPtolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Other namesApollonios
OccupationChief finance minister
EraHellenistic period
Employer(s)Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Ptolemy III Euergetes
Notable workRecords kept in the Zenon Papyri

Apollonius (or Apollonios,

Zenon
.

Apollonius was dioiketes from about 262 to 245 B.C. As well as his official role, he was an important merchant and land-owner. He owned estates both abroad in

Seleucid king Antiochus II.[3] Although the extent of his influence over the king's policies has been disputed, [4] it was during his term of office that the economic and administrative system of the Ptolemaic Kingdom was fully developed, which made the kingdom by far the most prosperous of the Hellenistic states.[5]

As dioiketes he was succeeded by Sosibius.

The Zenon Papyri

Fragment of a papyrus letter discussing tax issues from the Zenon Archive (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Main article: Zenon of Kaunos

Apollonius's work for Ptolemy II Philadelphus was recorded in considerable detail by his private secretary, Zeno (or Zenon, Greek: Ζήνων). In the course of his duties, Zeno made copious written records of various legal and financial transactions between citizens, as well as detailed descriptions of the construction of theatres, gymnasiums, palaces and baths of the new town of Philadelphia on the edge of Faiyum. The documents were stored in an archive and lay forgotten for over 2100 years.[6][7][8][9]

During the winter of 1914-1915, a cache of over 2,000

papyrologists Campbell Cowan Edgar and Arthur Surridge Hunt.[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ OGIS 53 (Greek inscription) - English translation.
  2. ^ Günther Hölbl, History of the Ptolemaic Empire (Routledge, 2001), pp. 58-59.
  3. ^ Günther Hölbl, History of the Ptolemaic Empire (Routledge, 2001), p. 44.
  4. Cambridge Ancient History
    , vol. 7.1, pp. 143-4.
  5. ^ Günther Hölbl, History of the Ptolemaic Empire (Routledge, 2001), p. 63.
  6. ISBN 978-0-300-11555-0
    . Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Who was Zenon". apps.lib.umich.edu. University of Michigan. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza)". www.trismegistos.org. TM Places. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Where do the Zenon Papyri come from?". apps.lib.umich.edu. University of Michigan. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  10. ^ About the Zenon Papyri - University of Michigan.
  11. ^ About the Zenon Papyri - University of Michigan.
  12. ^ Bierbrier 2012, p. 171.
  13. ^ Guérud 1939, pp. 3–10.
  14. ^ "Edgar plot". Rectory Lane Cemetery. Friends of St Peter's Berkhamsted. 2021. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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