Honours for the managers of the Amphiaraia
IG II3 1 355 Date: 329/8 BC
Gods.
In the archonship of Kephisophon (329/8), in
the third prytany, of HippothontisVIII,
for which Sostratides son of Ekphantos
(5) of Eupyridai was secretary.
On the sixteenth, the thirty-third
of the prytany. Assembly.
Of the presiding committee (proedrōn) Demochares
of Phlya was putting to the vote. The People decided.
(10) Demosthenes son of Demokles of Lamptrai[1] proposed:
since those elected by
the People for the management (epimeleian) of the
competition and the other matters relating to the
festival of Amphiaraos[2] managed
(15) well and with love of honour (philotimōs) both the
procession for Amphiaraos and the
gymnic and equestrian competition
and the horse-leaping (apobaseōs) and all the other matters
relating to the festal Assembly (panēgurin), which
(20) the People required of them, the People
shall decide: to praise those who were elected,[3] Phanodemos son of Diyllos of Thymaitadai,
Lykourgos son of Lykophron of Boutadai,
Demades son of Demeas of Paiania, Sophilos
(25) son of Aristoteles of Phyle, Thrasyleon
son of Theophon of Acharnai, Epiteles
son of Soinomos of Pergase, Nikeratos
son of Nikias of Kydantidai, Epichares
son of Agonochares of Paiania, Thymochares
(30) son of Phaidros of Sphettos, Kephisophon
son of Lysiphon of Cholargos, for their justice
and love of honour (philotimias) towards the
god and the Athenian People,
and to crown them with a gold
(35) crown of 1,000 drachmas; and to give
them also 100 drachmas for a sacrifice
and dedication; and the treasurer of the People
shall advance the money for the sacrifice;
and in the next session of the lawmakers (nomothetais) (40) an amendment to the law shall be proposed for the treasurer;
and the treasurer of the People shall give
to those elected to manage the competition
the thirty drachmas which are specified
in the law to be given
(45) to the man elected to be in charge of good order (eutaxian); and the secretary
of the Council shall inscribe this decree
and stand it in the sanctuary
of Amphiaraos; and for inscribing
the stele the treasurer
(50) of the People shall give 30 drachmas from the
fund allocated to the People for expenditure on
decrees.