Honours for Arybbas king of the Molossians
IG II3 1 411 Date: 342? BCFragments bcd
Decree 1 . . . . . . the citizenship
granted to [his father and?] grandfather and the other grants
(5) apply both to
him and his descendants and
are valid; and there shall take care of
Arybbas, so that he suffers no
harm, the Council
(10) in office at any time and the
generals in office at any time,
and any other
Athenian who happens to be present;
and he shall have access
(15) both to Council and to
People, whenever he needs it; and the
prytany (prutaneis) in office
shall ensure that
he obtains access;
(20) and the secretary of the Council
shall inscribe this decree
on a stone stele and
set it down on the acropolis;
and for inscribing the stele
(25) let the treasurer of the People give
30 drachmas from the fund
allocated to the People for expenditure
on decrees; and to invite Arybbas
to dinner in the city hall (prutaneion) (30) tomorrow; and to invite
also those who have come with Arybbas
to hospitality in the city hall (prutaneion) tomorrow; and to put on the agenda
the other matters of which
(35) Arybbas speaks.
Decree 2 In other respects
as proposed by the Council,[2] but if
anyone murders Arybbas,
or any of the children
of Arybbas, the
(40) penalties shall be the same as
those that apply for other
Athenians; and the generals in office
shall ensure
that Arybbas
(45) and his children recover
their ancestral
rule (archēn).[3]
col. 1
In olive crown Olympic Games,
with a chariot drawn by full-grown horses
col. 2
In laurel crown (50) Pythian Games,
with a chariot drawn by full-grown horses
col. 3
In olive crown [Olympic Games],
. . .
Relief