Honours for anonymous, describing his foundation
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source date: Second century CE
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[...] τοῦ Ζοπύρου τοῦ Ἀπολλωνίου τοῦ Χάρητος ἱερέα θεοῦ Ἡφαίστου ἄνδρα φιλόπατριν καὶ πάσας ἀρχὰς καὶ λειτουργίας τῇ πατρίδι φιλοτείμως ἐκτετελεκότα κατ' ἔτος δὲ καὶ ἐλεοθέσια τῇ γενεθλίῳ ἡμέρᾳ θεοῦ Ἡφαίστου πεπληρωκότα ἀνατεθεκότα δὲ καὶ τῇ κρατίστῃ βουλῇ εἰς αἰωνίους κλήρους ἀργυρίου ἀρχαῖα δηνάρια ͵βφ ὡς ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπὸ αὐτοῦ ἐπαξίως καὶ μεγαλοφρόνως πεπληρωμένοις τήν τε κρατίστην βουλὴν καὶ τὸν δῆμον τειμαῖς τε κατηξιωκέναι αὐτὸν καὶ ἀνδριάντων καὶ εἰκόνων ἀναστάσεσιν καὶ ἐν ἐπαίνοις τοῖς προσήκουσιν ἐπὶ τῇ καλοκαγαθίᾳ καὶ προαιρέσει αὐτοῦ κεχρῆσθαι

. . . ]son (or descendant) of Zopyros the son of Apollonios the son of Chares, priest of the god Hephaistos, a man who loved his country and performed all magistracies and public services for his country with distinction and also gave oil annually on the birthday of the god Hephaistos, moreover provided for the eminent city-council the sum of 2,500 old silver denarii for the provision of perpetual distributions, as in all his arrangements carried out in a notable and generous manner, and that the eminent city-council and the people thought him deserving of honours and the erection of statues and images and of praises appropriate to his worthiness and policy.

[...] Temple 15, SBI 91

[...] H.166 (listed)