Citizenship for Philokles, king of the Sidonians
IG II3 1 868 Date: Ca. 286 BC
. . . . . . so that it is clear to all that the
People honour those who benefit it, for good fortune,
the Council shall decide: that the presiding committee (proedrous) (5) allotted to preside at the next Assembly
shall put the matter on the agenda and submit the opinion
of the Council to the People, that it seems good to the Council to praise
Philokles king of the Sidonians and to crown
him with a gold crown according to the law for the good will
(10) which he continues to have for the People; and he shall be
Athenian, and his descendants, and shall enrol in the tribe and
deme and phratry that he wishes; and the prytany
shall put the vote about him at the next Assembly . . .