Consolatory decree
source date: First century BCE
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Ἔδοξεν τῆι βουλῆι καὶ τῶι δήμωι [...]τη[...]Ι Μαρσύου τοῦ Ἀπολλωνίου τοῦ Μαρσύου γραμματέως δήμου καὶ [...]αυ ἐπὶ τῆς χώρας στρατηγοῦ· Ἐπεὶ Ἑρμογένης Ἡφαιστίωνος θεόδοτος, τῶν πρώτων καὶ ἐνδοξοτάτων πολειτῶν, προγόνων ὑπάρχων τῶν μεγίστων καὶ συνεκτικότων τὸν δῆμον καὶ ἐν ἀρετῆι καὶ φιλοδοξίαις καὶ ἐπανγελίαις πλείσταις καὶ τοῖς καλλίστοις ἔργοις πρὸς τὴν πατρίδα βε⟨βι⟩ωκότων, καὶ αὐτὸς γεγονὼς ἀνὴρ καλὸς καὶ ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλόπατρις καὶ κτίστης καὶ εὐεργέτης τῆς πόλεως καὶ σωτὴρ καὶ εὐνόως καὶ σωφρόνως ἀνεστραμμένος πρός τε τὸν σύνπαντα δῆμον καὶ τοὺς καθένα τῶν πολειτῶν καὶ πρὸς θεοὺς εὐσεβέστατα διακείμενος καὶ πρὸς τὴν πατρίδα, φιλοδοξότατα κοσμήσας αὐτὴν ἐπανγελίαις καλλίσταις καὶ ἀναθήμασιν, εἰς πολλὰς δὲ πρεσβήας καὶ ἀνανκαιοτάτας προχειρισθεὶς καὶ εἰς ἀγώνας κατὰ τὸ κάλλιστον ἐτέλεσεν πάντα, τάς τε ἀρχὰς πάσας ἐπιδεξάμενος καὶ χιροτονηθεὶς πλεονάκις ἐπισήμως ἀνεστράφη δικαίως καὶ καθαρῶς, παρά τε ταῖς ἐξουσίαις καὶ τοῖς ἡγουμένοις πλείστην γνῶσιν καὶ σύστασιν σχὼν εὐεργέτησεν καὶ διὰ τούτων μέγιστα τὴν πόλιν, αἱρεθεὶς δὲ καὶ στεφανηφόρος ἐτέλεσεν καὶ αὐτὴν τὴν λειτουργίαν ἱεροπρεπῶς καὶ κοσμίως̣̣, ἐφ’ οἷς πᾶσιν ἀποδεξάμενος αὐτὸν ὁ δῆμος ἀπέδωκεν αὐτῶι τὰς καταξίας χάριτας: τὰ δὲ νῦν μετήλλακχεν τὸν βίον, καθήκει δὲ ἐπίσημον καὶ τὴν ἐκκομιδὴν γενέσθαι αὐτοῦ, δεδόχθαι τῇ βουλῇ καὶ τῶι δήμωι ἐπῃνῆσθαι αὐτὸν καὶ μετηλ 24λαχότα καὶ στεφανωθῆναι ὑπὸ τῆς βουλῆς καὶ τοῦ δήμου στεφάνωι ἀριστήωι ἀπὸ χρυσῶν ἑκατόν Ἑρμογένη Ἡφαιστίωνος Θεόδοτε, χαῖρε

Decision of the council and the people [proposed by the strategoi ? (and)] Ma[rs]yas, son of Apollonios, grandson of Marsyas, secretary of the people and (?) general in charge of the territory. Since Hermogenes Theodotos, son of Hephaistion, one of the first and most illustrious citizens, a man who has as his ancestors men among the greatest and among those who built together the community and have lived in virtue, love of glory, many promises (of benefactions), and the fairest deeds for the fatherland; a man who has been himself good and virtuous, a lover of the fatherland, a constructor, a benefactor of the polis, and a savior; a man who has shown benevolence and prudence/moderation in his conduct toward the entire people and toward each one of the citizens; a man who has always shown the utmost reverence for the gods and the fatherland; who has adorned the fatherland most generously by (the execution of) the most noble promises and with dedications; who has been elected to many and most crucial embassies and contests and has accomplished everything in the best possible way; a man who having accepted all the magistracies and having been elected in an outstanding way many times has shown a just and pure/honest conduct; a man who has established relationships and has received appreciation (recommendation) by the authorities and the commanders becoming a great benefactor of the polis through these as well; who having been elected as a stephanephoros has fulfilled this liturgy as well in the manner appropriate to a religious office and in decency; whom the people has acknowledged for all these (services) rewarding him with appropriate acts of gratitude; (since) he has now passed away and it is the proper thing to conduct his funeral as well in an outstanding manner, let the council and the people resolve that he is to be praised also after his death and that he is to be crowned by the council and the demos with the crown of merit, at an expense of one hundred golden coins. Hermogenes Theodotos, son of Hephaistion, farewell!

[...] in 1997/1998, whence [...] I 98.001

[...], 328 (mention); [...] 174 (mention) and fig. 31; [...] 1, whence [...] 54.1020, [...] 2007.43