Honours for Herakleitos of Athmonon
SEG 69.80 Date: 258/7 or 254/3 BC?
. . . . . . the People [having been about to hold] . . . the sacrifice and the [contests (agōnismata) or festival (panēgurin) of the] Panathenaia,[1] he both makes ready (kataskeuazei) the stadium in a seemly way (endoxōs) and dedicates
stelai to Athena Nike with
(5) reminders (hupomnēmata) of the deeds of ⟦the king⟧[2] against the
barbarians for the preservation of the Greeks;[3] so that the Council and the People may be seen to be maintaining
their gratitude to ⟦the kings⟧,[2] for good
fortune, the Council shall decide to praise Herakleitos (10) son of Asklepiades of Athmonon[3] and to crown him with
a gold crown for his piety to the gods
and the good will and love of honour (philotimias) which he continues
to have both for ⟦king Antigonos and⟧[2] the Council
and the Athenian People; and the [competition-masters (athlothetas)] (15) shall proclaim [this] crown at the gymnastic competition
. . . according to the law; and the administrator (ton epi tēs dioikēseōs) shall take care of the making of the crown;
and so that there may be a reminder (hupomnēma) of his love
of honour (philotimias), the prytany secretary
(20) shall inscribe this decree on a stele; and for the stele
the administrator (ton epi tēi dioikēsei) shall allocate the expenditure
accrued.