Les légendes lacédémoniennes de fondation en Pisidie et dans le Sud du Taurus

Abstract

The epigraphic and numismatic documentation originated from the Greek cities of Pisidia and the southern Taurus area (Selge, Amlada, Sagalassos, and Kibyra) shows Lacedemonian identity claims as foundation legends, particularly during Roman imperial times (2nd–3rd centuries AD), issues that can be regularly connected to well-known literary sources. This contribution aims to gather the main documentation (epigraphic, literary and numismatic) for each city, before to replace it in its historical, political, religious and cultural context, addressing also the problem of the historicity of these Lacedemonian identity claims, and their meaning.