IGII34 291 Dedication by the general Epichares of Ikarion at Rhamnous

Dedication by the general Epichares of Ikarion at Rhamnous

IG II³ 4 291 Date: ca. 265 BC

The general [in charge of the coast] Epichares son of Pol- [of Ikarion]^[1] having - the headquarters (stratēgion) (?)^[2] (dedicated) to the hero Archegetes [and] . . . ^[3]

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IG II³ 4 291 (Translated text) (IG Online)

SEG 51.174

SEG 50.189

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Block

Inscription type: Dedication (general in charge of the coast (strategos epi ten paralian)), Dedication (hero Archegetes)

Findspot: Rhamnous fortress (Rhamnous Fortress Φ 2290)

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[1] Epichares was general in 269/8 BC (I Rham. 3, q.v. for discussion of his generalship), so this inscription must belong to that year or perhaps to a later tenure as general. It cannot date between 263/2 and the late 250s, when Antigonos II apparently had control of the fortress at Rhamnous. [2] The headquarters (strategion) at Rhamnous has been firmly identified by the excavators with a structure near the east gate of the fortress, constructed in 252/1 BC (I Rhamn. 10, ll. 11-12); the findspot of this inscription may indicate that a round tower and gate-house at the south gate served as headquarters before that date (SEG 51.174). [3] The hero Archegetes (“Founder hero”) also appears in I Rhamn. 77-82 and Rhamnous inv. 890 Φ; the lack of a proper name and the designation Archegetes are common for the mythical founders of demes (Parker, Athenian Religion, 120 n. 67).

Added: 2 Apr 2019
Updated: 13 Jul 2021
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