Rhodos on Rhodes (Southeastern islands, Aegean Islands — Pleiades map), I BCE
IG XII,1 75
= PHI 138611
= AGRW ID# 12514
(A) (Not translated here. See the Greek below).
(B) Theaidetes Autokrateus, who was victorious in the initial festival of the god Helios with a chariot led by young horses, has been crowned by the People with a praising olive crown, has been crowned by the People with a gold crown, and has been honored with a gold crown and a statue by the People together with his fellow-soldiers (synstrateusamenoi) in fortified ships during the war. Furthermore, he has been honored (?) by the Theaideteian (i.e. the association named after its founder, Theaidetes) association of fellow-soldiers . . . and he has been honored . . . (remainder missing).
Translation by: Harland{A}
[Καλλίστρατον Νικοστράτου — — —] | ․ΗΝΟ̣Ι̣ΤΩΙ̣ μν[ά]μ̣ω̣[ν](?) Καλλίστρατε χεῖρα Ποσειδὰν | [αὐτὸς ἀ]ειμνάστων θεὶς καθύπερθε δίφρων· | α[ὐ]τοῦ̣ ἕ̣κατι μάκαιρα σ[υ]νωρίδος ἵκετο Νίκα | ἄμβροτον ἀθλοφόρωι κ̣ρ̣ατὶ φέρουσα γέρας. || γάθησεν δὲ πατρὸς Νικοστράτου ὄλβιος οἶκος | πατρίς τ’ εἰναλία κυδιάνειρα Ῥόδος. | vac. | Σῖμος Ὀλύνθι[ος ἐ]ποίησε.
{B}
Θεα[ίδ]ητον Αὐτοκράτευς | νικάσαντα Ἁλίεια τὰ πρᾶτα τεθέντα ἅρματι πωλικῶι | κα[ὶ] στεφανωθέντα ὑπὸ τοῦ δάμου ἐπαίνωι θαλλοῦ στεφάνωι | καὶ στεφανωθέντα ὑπὸ τοῦ δάμου χρυσέωι στεφάνωι || καὶ τιμαθέντα ὑπὸ τοῦ δάμου μετὰ τῶν συνστρατευσαμένων | ἐν ταῖς καταφράκτοις ναυσὶ κατὰ πόλεμον [χρυ]σέωι σ̣τε̣φάνωι | καὶ ἀνδριάντι· καὶ τιμ[αθέ]ν[τα] ὑπὸ Θεαιδητείων | συνστ[ρατευσαμένων τοῦ κοινοῦ — — —]Ι[— — —] | καὶ τιμα̣θέ̣[ντ]α [ὑπὸ — — —] || [—]Ι̣Γ̣[— — —] | [— —]ΙΙ̣[— — —]
IG XII,1 75: Facsimile by Hiller von Gaertringen.
Public domain.
Item added: May 21, 2013
Item modified: April 6, 2016
ID number: 12514
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