Honours for Dioskourides of Abdera and his brothers
IG II3 1 302 Date: 346/5 BC
Decree 1 In the archonship of Archias (346/5), in the
ninth, of AkamantisV, for which Kephisodoros son of Athenophanes
(5) of Phlya was secretary. Of the presiding committee (proedrōn) Protias of Acharnai was putting to the vote. Euboulides
son of Antiphilos of Halimous[2] proposed: concerning those things
for which Dioskourides of Abdera is deemed to have made legal supplication
in the Council, the Council shall resolve: that the
(10) presiding committee (proedrous) allotted to preside in the
next Assembly shall introduce him
to the People and put the matter on the agenda and submit
the opinion of the Council to the People that
it seems good to the Council, since
(15) Dioskourides and his brothers,
Charmes and Anaxipolis
the sons of Dionysodoros of Abdera, were benefactors of the Athenian People,
the Council and the generals
and the archons in the cities
(20) of the Athenians shall take care of them so that they come to no harm;
and to praise Dioskourides and invite him to hospitality
in the city hall (prutaneion) tomorrow.
Decree 2 Diopeithes son of Diopeithes of Sphettos proposed: concerning those things
for which Dioskourides is deemed to have made legal supplication to the People,
(25) in order that the Athenian People may honour
its benefactors and take care of
friends of the city in need at any time,
the People shall resolve: in other respects as proposed by the Council,
but Dioskourides and Charmes and
(30) Anaxipolis, the children of Dionysodoros
of Abdera, shall be permitted
to live at Athens until they return
to their own city; and they shall pay
[capital taxes (eisphoras)] . . . with
(35) [the Athenians] . . . . . .