Citizenship for Strombichos
IG II3 1 918 Date: 266/5 BC
In the archonship of Nikias of Otryne (266/5), in the sixth prytany,
of -, for which Isokrates son of Isokrates of AlopekeXII was
secretary. On the eleventh of Posideon, the twelfth of the
prytany. Principal Assembly. Of the presiding committee Sosistratos
(5) son of Sosippos of Kydathenaion was putting to the vote and his fellow presiding committee members.
The Council and People decided. Phytios son of Pamphilos of Thorikos proposed: since Strombichos, who formerly served on campaign (strateuomenos) with Demetrios, when he had been left behind in the town with Spintharos,
and the People had taken up arms for freedom
(10) and appealed that he place his soldiers
in the service of the city, he put himself at the service of the People for their freedom
and placed his armory (hopla) on the side of the city, thinking that he should not stand in the way
of what was in the interests of the city but share responsibility for
its preservation, and he joined the People in the siege of the
(15) Mouseion, and after affairs had been concluded in favour of the city
he has continued to provide unstintingly (aprophasistōs) its remaining needs
and has remained steadfast in his good will for the People, and
when war came he was a good man . . . and
he has striven (agōnizomenos) to serve in every way according to what the general
(20) ordered and for the rest [of time he proclaims that he will render
service to the Athenian People] . . . . . . [1]