Decree of Athenian soldiers in Rhamnous honouring Dikaiarchos

AIO 3453 Date: ca. 240 or 230 BC (?)
 
. . . [towards the] [Athenian People may show love of honour (philotimōntai) (?) knowing] that they will receive thanks worthy of their benefactions, for good fortune, the Athenian soldiers serving at Rhamnous shall decide: (5)to praise Dikaiarchos son of Apollonios of Thria and crown him with a foliage crown for his excellence and love of honour (philotimias) towards themselves; and to inscribe this decree on a stone stele and stand it in the theatre; and for the inscribing of the stele the nom- shall make a proposal (?) (eisenenkein); (10) and also to elect three men from themselves to fund what has been decreed. These were elected: Leon son of Hagnon of Oa, Theodoros son of Nikonymos of Phlya, Glaukon son of Sosikrates of Cholleidai. uninscribed space in crown The Athenian (15)soldiers at Rhamnous (honoured) Dikaiarchos.[1]