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Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum: 510


TEGEA HONOURS ARISTOMACHOS OF ARGOS

Greek text:   IG_5.2.9
Date:     c. 225 B.C.
Format:   see key to translations

At the time of this inscription, both Tegea and Aristomachos were aligned with Kleomenes of Sparta; but in 224 B.C. Aristomachos was captured and killed by the Achaeans.


It is resolved by the city of Tegea to honour Aristomachos of Argos, the son of Aristomachos, with a panoply and citizenship on an equal basis, on account of his goodwill and his good conduct towards the city.

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