Honours for receivers of sacred delegates (theorodokoi) and decree of Gonnoi
IG II3 1 1145 Date: Ca. 225 BC
Decree 1 (Gonnoi) The city of Gonnoi decided:
to choose a Receiver of sacred delegates (theōrodokon) in accordance with the decree
which the sacred delegates (theōroi) of the Athenians have brought,
Sosigenes and Archeptolemos,
(5) and to inscribe the decree on a stone
stele and place it in the sanctuary
of Athena. Nikaios son of Aristokrates volunteered
to be appointed Receiver of sacred delegates.
(9) Approved as valid.
Decree 2 (Athens) (9) Eukles son of Eukles
(10) of Potamos proposed: since certain
Receivers of sacred delegates, in receiving
the bearers of the truce (spondophorous) sent out by the city,
have made manifest their good will
and humanity (philanthrōpian) towards the People,
(15) and it befits the People not to fall short
as regards honour and thanks
towards those who choose to benefit
the People, for good fortune,
the Council shall decide, that the presiding committee
(20) allotted to preside
at the forthcoming Assembly
shall place these matters on the agenda,
and submit the opinion of the Council
to the People, that it seems good to the Council
(25) that as many as happen to be Receivers of
sacred delegates in the cities which
accept the truce,
for the Eleusinia and the Panathenaia
and the Mysteries, that they should
(30) now be proxenoi
of the Athenian People; and be permitted,
on showing love of honour (philotimoumenois) to the city, to obtain
other benefits from the People, whatever
(35) they may be deemed to be worthy of; and the
bearers of the truce, when they have announced
the Eleusinia and the
Panathenaia and the Mysteries, shall supply
to the Metroon in their report
(40) the names of the Receivers
of sacred delegates, and their father's names, when they
make their return of the cities
who have accepted the truce. So that,
these things coming to pass, those who are disposed
(45) to be honour-loving towards the city
shall be apparent, and the People may be seen to be
. . .