Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum: 653

HONOURS GRANTED TO KASSANDROS OF ALEXANDRIA TROAS

Inscription A was found among the ruins of the temple of Apollo Smintheus in Troas; B and C were found at Delphi. In C, Sylloge³ restored the name as "[Kassandros] of A[lexandria Troas], the son of Menestheus". It is recorded in Syll_585 (line 40) that Kassandros was made a proxenos of Delphi in 165 B.C.; but C can be dated to 158 B.C.

[A]   With good fortune. Kassandros son of Menestheus was honoured by:

• the league of the Aetolians, with a golden crown
• the league of the Dorians, with a golden crown
• the league of the Ainianes, with a golden crown
• the league of the Epirotes around Phoinike, with a golden crown
• the league of the Oitaians, with a golden crown
• the league of the eastern Locrians, with a golden crown
• the league of the Athamanians, with a bronze statue
• the league of the Cretans, with proxeny
• the city of Delphi, with a bronze statue
• the league of the Achaeans, with proxeny and citizenship
• the league of the Ainianes, with a bronze statue
• the city of Delphi, with a wreath of the god's laurel
• the city of Argos, with a golden crown and the status of theorodokos for Nemean Zeus and Argive Hera
• the city of Messene, with a golden crown
• the city of Megalopolis, with a golden crown
• the city of Tegea, with a golden crown
• the city of Korone in Achaea, with a golden crown
• the city of Phleious, with a golden crown
• the city of Kleonai, with a golden crown
• the city of Paleis, with a golden crown
• the city of Heraia, with a golden crown
• the city of Megara, with a wreath of laurel from Apollo, the city's founder
• the city of Koroneia [in] Boeotia, with a golden [crown]

[B]   Kassandros [of Alexandria Troas, the son of] Menestheus, was honoured on account of [his virtue] by:

• the city of Megalopolis, with a golden crown
• the city of Kleonai, with a golden crown
• the city [of (?) Delphi, with a (?) wreath of laurel]
• * * *
• [the city] of Korone, with a golden crown
• the city of Megara, with a wreath of laurel
• the [city] of Thespiai, with a wreath of laurel
• * * *
• the league of the Dorians, with a golden crown
• the people of Paleis, with a golden [crown]
• the league of the Athamanians [with a bronze statue]
• [the league] of the [Epirotes around Phoinike, with a golden crown]
• [the league] of the [eastern Locrians], with a golden crown
• * * *
• the people of Elateia: citizenship
• the people of Chaleion: citizenship

[C]   With good fortune. [Since] . . . of A..., the son of Menestheus . . . and benefactor . . .

. . . [it is resolved by the city] of Delphi in [full] assembly, [with the votes as prescribed by law], that there shall be granted . . . [by] the city of Delphi . . . the temple, and privileged seating. [When the archon was Archon son of Kallias], and the members of the council for the first [half of the year] were [Athambos son of Athanion] and Athambos son of [Agathon, and the secretary was Peisitheos] son of Xenon.

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