IGII31 293 Proxeny for Demokrates of Lampsakos

Proxeny for Demokrates of Lampsakos

IG II³ 1 293 Date: 351/0 BC or 348/7 BC

For Demokrates son of Euboulos of Lampsakos proxeny and benefactorship (euergesia).^[1] In the archonship of -,^[2] in the -nth prytany, of Leontis^IV,^[3] for which Chremes son of Ph- of (5) -dai was secretary (351/0 or 348/7).^[4] On the twenty-sixth of the prytany.^[5] Of the presiding committee (proedrōn) Aristaios of Phaleron was putting to the vote.^[6] The Council and the People decided.^[7] -s son of Aristyllos of Steiria [proposed]: . . . (10) . . . . . .

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IG II³ 1 293 (Translated text) (PHI) (IG Online)

IG II² 205 (PHI)

IALD 113 no. 14.

Translation by: Stephen Lambert

Images: Krateros - (1)

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Decree (Council and People)

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[1] The commonest type of inscribed Athenian decree were those honouring foreigners. Over 160 are extant from the period 352/1-322/1. They were mostly set up on the acropolis and awarded a range of different honours, the highest normally being the Athenian citizenship. More common was the proxeny, which formally recognised the honorand as a representative of Athens in his own city. Others included the right to own property in Attica (enktesis), invitation to "hospitality" (or "dinner" for citizens) in the city hall (prytaneion), official designation as "benefactor" (euergetes) (usually awarded with the proxeny), and, most routinely, award of a crown, which might be of foliage or gold. Very occasionally foreigners, like Athenians, could be awarded higher honours, such as a statue and freedom from taxation, but there is no well-preserved inscribed example from before 321 BC (but cf. AIUK 4.2 no. 7). Cf. on IG II³ 1, 298 and on IG II² 457. On the possible consequences of being a proxenos see IG II² 111, 38. Like many proxenoi, Demokrates is only known from this decree. [2] The so-called eponymous archon, after whom the year was named. The year began at the first new moon after the summer solstice. All the names of the eponymous archons from after the Persian Wars to the end of the classical democracy are known. See R. Develin, Athenian Officials 684-321 BC (1989). In this case the archon's name is not preserved, but from the name of the secretary we can tell that it was either Theellos (archon of 351/0) or Theophilos (archon of 348/7). For a summary of the Athenian calendrical system see Rhodes-Osborne xvi-xxiii. For more detail on this period, Lambert, "Athenian Chronology 352/1-322/1 BC" = IALD 389-400, and more generally AIO Papers 4, 22-24; 5, 2-3. On the Athenian months and days see IG II³ 1, 316 n. 1. [3] The administrative year was divided at this period into ten prytanies, sections of the year during which one of the ten Athenian tribal contingents on the Council, here Leontis, functioned as its executive committee, in an order determined each year by lot. Cf. IG I³ 515. For some other official purposes (e.g. the secretary cycle, see next note) there was an official order of the tribes: I Erechtheis, II Aigeis, III Pandionis, IV Leontis, V Akamantis, VI Oeneis, VII Kekropis, VIII Hippothontis, IX Aiantis, X Antiochis. [4] On the prytany secretary, or secretary of the Council, see IG II³ 1, 323 with note. We can tell that Chremes came either from Ionidai in tribe II, in which case the year, according to the secretary cycle, was 351/0, or Eiresidai, in tribe V, in which case the year was 348/7. Cf. IALD 392. [5] At this period, in an ordinary year, the first four prytanies in a year had 36 days (39 days in an intercalary year), the remaining six 35 days (38 days in an intercalary year). See Ath. Pol. 43.2 with IALD 398. [6] On the presiding committee and its chairman see IG II³ 1, 476. [7] At this period, this formula is one indication that a decree was probouleumatic, i.e. represented the rubber-stamping by the Assembly of a proposal from the Council. Such decrees are designated on AIO as decrees of the "Council and People". Non-probouleumatic decrees, where the Assembly has recast the Council's proposal, are designated decrees of the "People", and decrees of indeterminable type, "Council/People".

Added: 10 Dec 2012
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