Verse posthumous honours, apparently , for Asklepiodotos
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source date: Late fifth century.
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λάμπει καὶ φθιμένοιϲ ἀρετῆϲ φάοϲ, οἳ περὶ πάτρηϲ
πολλὰ πονηϲάμενοι ξυνὸν ἔθεντ' ὄφελοϲ.
Ἀϲκληπιοδότωι λόγοϲ ἥρμοϲεν, ὧι πόλιϲ ἥδε
οἷάπερ οἰκιϲτῆι τόνδ' ἀνέθηκε τύπον.

Τήκει καὶ πέτρην ὁ πολὺϲ χρόνοϲ: ἀλλ' ἀρετάων
Ἀϲκληπιοδότου τὸ κλέοϲ ἀθάνατον,
ὅϲϲα καὶ οἷα πόρεν γέρα πατρίδι τοῖϲ ἐπὶ πᾶϲιν
καὶ τόδε μετρείϲθω ξυνὸν ἔρειϲμα θόλου.

[^a1: at 8: κοῖλον [for ξυνὸν]]

The light of virtue shines even for dead men, who, undertaking many labours for their country, established general benefits. The saying fits Asklepiodotos, for whom this city has dedicated this statue as for a founder.

Long time wears away even stone; but the fame of Asklepiodotos' virtues is immortal, the number and kind of privileges which he obtained for his country. In addition to all these, let this adjacent structure of the vaulted chamber be counted as well

Das Licht der Trefflichkeit glänzt noch für diejenigen Toten, welche für die Heimatstadt viele Mühe auf sich genommen und der Gemeinschaft Nutzen gebracht haben. Dieses Wort passt auf Asklepiodotos, dem unsere Stadt gleich wie einem Gründer diese Statue errichtet hat

Die lange Zeit bringt auch den Stein zum Schmelzen: aber der Ruhm der Leistungen des Asklepiodotos ist unsterblich, weil er der Heimat so grosse und derartige Geschenke gebracht hat; zu dem allem soll nun auch gezählt werden diese Rundbau für die Gemeinde.

See also .

The second stanza was perhaps copied or circulated in the Byzantine period; Complete text: [...], 20v, no. 39, whence [...], 31; [...], 9; [...]; [...]; [...], SBI 70

Lines 5-8 [...] 9.704; complete text [...] 2851 , whence [...] 31, [...] 889; [...] 84 ; [...] 115-126 , whence [...] 1949.178 ; [...] 486 , whence [...] 170-1 ; [...] 53 and plate xiii whence [...] 730 , [...] 02/09/05, [...] 226; [...] 53, [...] 11.68.