This inscription was first published by G. Daux, "Concours des Titeia dans un décret d'Argos" ( Persée ), in which the editor commented on the 'banal' nature of the contents of the decree. However lines 13-15 are of some interest, because they show that the Argives continued to show their gratitude for their 'liberation' by Titus Flamininus in 195 B.C. by holding games in his honour. Livy ( 34.41 ) describes the enthusiastic welcome that Flamininus received at the Nemean games in that year. The wider question of how such games were funded is discussed by W. Slater, "Paying the Pipers" ( academia.edu ).
Crown of Augis
The magistrates and the councillors in the year of Archedamos themselves proposed that they should present to the people a question about the honours for Augis of Argos, the son of Aristomedes, and that it should be done according to the decision of the people; since Augis of Argos, the son of Aristomedes, has acted as a noble man, with goodwill towards the city, and has continually behaved with great zeal towards our people, offering his good services at every opportunity; and when he came before the council, he (?) renewed all 10 the good services which he has provided to the people to assist with their urgent public needs; and when requested by the councillors, he has lent the required money and more besides, both in the current year and in the previous years; and now, when a need for money has arisen, he has given ten thousand drachmas without interest to the hieromnamones and the treasurer, as requested, to pay for the Titeia games, in which he has acted up in keeping with himself and with the loans that he has previously made to the people; therefore, so that the people of Argos and the councillors may be seen to be suitably grateful and to [honour] good men who are benefactors of [the people], 20 it was resolved by the people and the councillors to praise Augis of Argos, the son of Aristomedes, on account of his noble character [and] the goodwill that he always has towards the city; [and to crown] him with a bronze statue, and to announce [in the] 'crowned' [games], and at the [. . . (?) Heraia games] and the [ Isthmian ] games and the Nemean games and the Olympic games [and the Pythian games, that the people] of Argos crowns [Augis of Argos, the son of Aristomedes], with a bronze statue on account of his virtue [and his goodwill towards the people; and to place] the statue in the most prominent [place]. . . . [shall take care of] the announcement . . . 30 . . . the decree . . .
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