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]