Honours for king Eumenes II and his brothers
IG II3 1 1323 Date: Shortly after 175 BCFragment a
. . . since king Eumenes . . .
Fragment b
. . . . . . being
(5) . . . love his younger or his younger [brother], Phile[tairos?] . . . . . . from his father[1] . . . making his way of life (anastrophēn)[2] . . . for political union (susstasin) , by which he wished (?)
. . . and the - of the fifth brother[3] (10) . . . when Seleukos had passed away (metallaxantos)[4] and
circumstances invited it, observing
that they provided an opportunity for laying a
store of gratitude and benefaction, and having arranged
all the other incidentals (parerga), and deploying themselves,
(15) accompanying him up to the borders of his own kingdom
and having supported him with money and
having supplied forces and having adorned him
with a diadem along with the other accoutrements,
as was appropriate, and having offered sacrifice (bouthutēsantes) and having made
(20) assurances of good faith towards each other with every good will
and affection, in a remarkable way (axiologōs) they joined in restoring
king Antiochos to his ancestral rule. In order, therefore, that
the People may be seen to be the first to render thanks
and be manifest in honouring those who volunteer to do good deeds towards itself
(25) and its friends, and raise up beautiful
deeds to eternal memory, now just as
before, for good fortune, the Council shall decide,
that the presiding committee allotted for the forthcoming Assembly
shall put these matters on the agenda, and submit the opinion
(30) of the Council to the People, that it seems good to the Council
to praise king Eumenes son of king Attalos
and of queen Apollonis and to crown him with a gold
crown as a prize for excellence in accordance with the law for the excellence (aretēs) and good will and nobility (kalokagathias), which he displayed
(35) to all mankind, having exerted himself on behalf of king Antiochos
and having restored him to the rule of his ancestors;
and on the same basis to crown Attalos, because he
acted together with his brother Eumenes in everything without hesitation
and with love of danger; and to praise also their brothers,
(40) Philetairos[5] and Athenaios, and crown each of them
with a gold crown for the good will and
love of honour (philotimias) which they displayed at the return of
king Antiochos; and to praise also their
parents, king Attalos and queen
(45) Apollonis, and to crown them with a gold crown
as a prize for excellence (aristeiōi) for the excellence (aretēs) and nobility (kalokagathias) which they imparted on their sons, having managed their education
well and sensibly (sōphronōs); and to announce these
crowns at the competitions [which the city puts on?] (50) and similarly at the ones which king Eumenes organises with his
brothers and the Pergamene People; and on the same basis
also at the ones which king Antiochos will organise at Daphne, as
is their custom; and in order that there may also remain a visible (sumphanes) memorial (hupomnēma) for time eternal, to inscribe this decree on stone
(55) stelai and stand the one in the agora by the statues
of king Antiochos, the other in the sanctuary of Athena
Nikephoros, and the other in the sanctuary of Apollo at Daphne;[6] and the generals shall take care of the despatch of the decree
to the king and his mother and brothers,
(60) so that this takes place with care and as fast as possible.