Fragmentary civic decree of honours for Alexis
created: From previous publications and transcription from photograph (Reynolds).
source date: Augustan, probably later than 15 BCE
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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[...], 105 and fig. 82 (from T. III 17 and a photograph), whence [...], 1964.567; [...], 503-512, whence [...], 1992.584, [...] 41.1693

ἔτους [...] ἐπὶ ἱερέως τῶ μὲν Ἀπόλλωνος Αἰγλάνορος [...] Αὐτοκράτορος δὲ Kαίσαρος θεῶ Σεβαστῶ [...]ατα ἐξ ἐπισκόπων [...] Ἱππίας Πτολεμαίω [...] ἐφόρων καὶ γερόντων ἐπαγόντων τᾶι βωλᾶι ἇδε· ἐπεὶ Ἀλεξις Ἀλεξάνδρω [...] ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς ἐφάνη καὶ [...]τωρ γῆς ἐδαπάνασε πολλὰ πρεσβευόμενος ἐν πρεσβείαις ἀμισθὶ καὶ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ τῷ Μαρμαρισκῷ μετεάλω καὶ ἀνὴρ ταύτας τᾶς ἐπαρχέας πρῶτος ὑπέστη κινδύνος ὑπὲρ τᾶς πατρίδος καὶ τᾶν ἀλλᾶν πολίων [...]νκλευτετω ἰδιάζων ω[...] τὸ ἀφειδέστατον ἐμφαιν[...] στρατιώτας ἐδαπάνασε πο[...]λωανατοληων πολλ[...]υσαλλων κ[...] τῶι σώματι παραβαλόμενος καὶ ἄλλως μελετῶν ἀπέκτηνε οὐκ ὀλίγος καὶ εἷλε αἰχμαλώτος [...] πολλάκις τε παρεταξα[...]τὸς πολεμίος ἡμᾶς τε ὧν εἰκῆ ἀγωνισάμεθα παραμύθησας ἀγαθόμ τ’ ἐς δαπάναν [...]οι ἐπληρώθησαν κατασταθεσ[...]ιος ἁγεμὼν καὶ πᾶσαν ἐξουσίαν [...] πόλλαν ἐπείκεαν ἐνεδεῖξε [...] τοῖς στρατευομένοις καὶ π[...] δαπανῶν πόλλαν ἐπείκεαν ἐνδεία [...] τοῖς στρατευομένοις καὶ κηδόμενος [...]ς τὸν ὕπατον στρατευόμενον [...]ε πoλλᾶν δ’ ἐπικρισίων ἄξιος [...]σ ἔφανε οὐχ ὡς λ[...] ἀλλὰ καὶ πάσῃ ἀρετῇ κεκοσμημένος καὶ ἐγγυτάτω τῶν κινδύνων γενόμενος αὐτοχειρίαι τὸς [...]ος τῶν Μαρμαριδᾶν ἐφόνευσε καὶ [...]ολετε συλλεγόμενος ἐκ φρουρίων [...]σας καὶ ἐπεσ[...]ιων ἐς [...] δεδόχθαι ἐπαινέσαι τε αὐτὸν δαμοσίαι καὶ παρακαλέσαι τὸν αὐτὸν τᾶι εὐνοίαι διαμ[...] ἐς τὰν πατρίδα, ἀνθέμεν δὲ αὐτῷ ἐς τὸν ἐπισημότατον τᾶς πόλιος τόπον ὅπλον ἐπίχρυσον καὶ ἄγαλμα Πάρινον καὶ ἄλλο χάλκεον ἔχοντα ἐπιγραφὰς· Ἄλεξιν Ἀλεξάνδρω ἁγεμόνα καὶ ταπ[...]κ[...] [...]ι πάντας υπ[...] [...] δὲ αὐτ[...] [...]ορα[...] [...]

Apparatus

[^a1: at 1: [ἐπὶ τῶ δεῖνα ? ἐπειδὴ Ἀλεξί. . .]ος Αἰγλάν[ορος [whence LGPN V1-62739]]

[^a2: at 2: ἱερατεύσας - - - Καίσα]ρος θεῶ Σεβαστ[ῶ] | Σεβαστ[ῶ]]

[^a3: at 4: Ἱ]ππίας | [...]πιας]

[^a4: at 7: ἀ]γαθὸς | [ἀγ]αθὸς]

[^a5: at 8: τωρ γῆς ἐδαπά | ἐφιλοσ]τώργησε (sic) δαπά]

[^a6: at 11: ἐπαρχέας | τᾶ]ν ἐπαρχεαν]

[^a7: at 13: ΝΚΛΕΥΤΕΤΩ ἰδι | ΝΜΛΕ[.]ιΤΕΤΩΙΔΙ]

[^a8: at 14: τὸ ἀφει[δέ]σ[τ-] | [.]ΤΟΑΦΕΓ’’[...]]

[^a9: at 15: στρ]ατιώτας ἐδα[π]άν- | ]τιώτας ἐδαμν]

[^a10: at 16: ΛΩΑΝΑΤΟΛΗΩΝ | ΛΩΝ[. κ]ατ'ὀλίγον]

[^a11: at 17: πολλ | [π]ολλ]

[^a12: at 17: ΥΣΑΛΛΩΝ κ | [...]ΣΛ[.]ΛΩΝΚ[...]]

[^a13: at 18: π[α]ραβ[αλ]όμ[ενος | π[.]ΡΑΒΜΟΓ[.. [The stone reads Π.ΡΑΒΜΟ]]

[^a14: at 18: καὶ ἄ]λλως μελε | . .]ΛΛΟΣΜΓΛ[..]]

[^a15: at 19: οὐκ ὁ[λί]γ[ος? καὶ εἷλε αἰχ]μαλώ[τ]ος [..] | ]ΟΥΚΟΜ[5/6] αἰχ]μαλώτος]

[^a16: at 20: -τ]ὸς πολεμίο[ς] | τος πολεμιος]

[^a17: at 22: [..]ΑΘΟΜΤΕΣ[.]ΑΙΠ[...]ΟΙ ἐπλη⟨ρ⟩ωθη [The stone reads ΕΠΛΗΒΩΘΗ]]

[^a18: at 24: [κ]αὶ | καὶ]

[^a19: at 26: δαπ]ανῶν πόλλαν | ...]...ν πόλλαν]

[^a20: at 28: κηδ | κησ]

[^a21: at 28: -]ς τὸν ὕπα- | ]τον ὔπα-]

[^a22: at 29: ]Ε πόλ- | ].ν πολ-]

[^a23: at 30: ]Σ ἔφαν- | [...]ΤΕΦΑΝ]

[^a24: at 31: ΕΟΥΧΩΣΛ[...]ον ἀλ [first letter could be Ξ]]

[^a25: at 32: ]οσμ[ | ]σμ[]

[^a26: at 35: ΟΛΕΤΕ σ[υλλεγ]όμενος ἐκ | ]ΠΟΛΕΤΕΣΥ[ . . .]μενος ε[]

[^a27: at 36: φρουρίω[ν | φρουριο[]

[^a28: at 36: ]ιων ἐς [···] | ]ΩΝΕΣ[?]]

[^a29: at 39: διαμ[ένειν | ΛΙΛΛ]

[^a30: at 39: αὐτ[ῶ] | α[ὐ]τῶ[ι]]

[^a31: at 42: Ἄλ]εξι[ν] | Ἀλέξι- [whence LGPN V1-62739]]

[Year ?], when Aiglanor was priest of Apollo, [X was priest of Emperor Caes]ar divine Augustus [ . . . ] from supervisors [ . . . ] Hippias son of Ptolemaios; [the ephors and gerontes ] introducing [to the council the following: since Alexis ] son of Alexander [ . . . ] has been shown to be a good [man and . . . ] of the land, spent [much acting as ambassador] on embassies without pay, and took part in the Marmarican [War] and as first [man of this] province underwent [dangers on behalf of his] homeland and the other cities [ . . . ] as a private citizen (?) [ . . . ] unsparing spent [. . ? on] soldiers [ . . . ] ?risking his body [ . . . ] and making other efforts killed not a few and took prisoners, and often took position [in face of] the enemies, having encouraged us in our struggle, and ?contributing to the costs [ . . . ] they were fulfilled [ . . . ?when he ] was appointed leader [ of . . . ] and (had) all authority he showed moderation [ . . . towards] those on campaign [ . . . ] spending and much moderation ?in need [ . . . ] to those on campaign and caring [for. . . . ] the consul campaigning [ . . . ?worthy] of many awards [ . . . ] he appeared not as [ . . . ] but adorned with all virtue and getting very close to the dangers; with his own hand he slew [ . . . ] of the Marmaridae and [ . . . ?collecting] from fortresses [ . . . ] So it has been decided to praise him publicly and to urge him the same ?with goodwill [ . . . ] ?towards the homeland, and to set up for him in the most prominent location in the city [a gilded shield] and an statue in Parian marble and another [in bronze], having the inscriptions: Alexis [son of Alexander] leader and [ . . .

[السنة؟] ، عندما كان إيقلانور كاهناً لأبولو، [فلان كان كاهن الإمبراطور قيص] ر إلاه أغسطس [···] من المشرفين [···] هبياس (بن) بتوليمايوس؛ [الأيفوري والشيوخ] تقديم [للمجلس ما يلي: بما أن الكسيس] (بن) الإسكندر [···] تبين أنه [رجل خير و · ··] للأرض، أنفق (أدى)[الكثير من العمل كسفير(ممثل)] في السفارات بدون أجر ، وشارك في [الحرب] المرمرايكية وكأول [رجل من هذا] الإقليم تعرض [للمخاطر من أجل] وطنه والمدن الأخرى [. . . ] كمواطن عادي (؟) [. . . ] أنفق بسخاء [··؟ على] الجنود [. . . ] مُخاطراً بجسده [. . . ] وباذلاً جهود أخرى قاتلاً عدد ليس بالقليل وممسكاً بأسرى، وغالبًا ما اتخذ موقفًا [في مواجهة] العدو، مشجعاً لنا في نضالنا، و؟ مسهماً في التكاليف [····] كانت كاملة أومستوفية (ربما الشروط) [·· ·؟عندما ]عين قائداً [ل··· ] و (امتلك كل السلطة وأظهر الاعتدال (التوسط) [. . . نحو] أولئك المعسكرين[. . . ] منفقأ مظهراً الكثير من االاعتدال؟ حقاً [. . . ] أولئك الذين في الحملة والعناية [بــ (لأجل) ... ] حملة القنصل [. . . ؟ يستحق] العديد من الجوائز [. . . ] لم يظهر كـ [. . . ] لكن تحلى بكل فضيلة وأصبح قريباً جدًا من المخاطر؛ بيده قتل [. . . ] من المارمريديين و [. . . ؟ جمع] من الحصون [. . . ] لذا فقد تقرر الثناء عليه بشكل علني وحثة على العمل بنفس الطريقة؟ ؟ مع النية الحسنة [···] ؟ تجاه الوطن ، وأن يُنصب له في أبرز مكان في المدينة [درعًا مُذَهَّبًا] وتمثالاً من الرخام الباري وأخر [من البرونز] تحمل (هذه) النقوش: الكسيس [(بن) الكسندر] قائد و [. . .

Commentary

l.2 cf. ἱερατεύσας τε δὶς Καισάρος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκτενως καὶ φιλοτείμως, C.416

The ends of lines 1,2 recall the initial dating formula of C.145, are restored accordingly; at the beginning of line 2 there is space for the patronymic of the priest of Apollo, e.g. Καρνήδα (cf. Αἰγλάνωρ Καρνήδα in C.247). For the priest of Augustus it is worth noting that in his title Augustus, who is simply Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός in C.145 of 16/15 BCE is now also θεός.

ll.3-6: We have no other preamble to a civic decree so that it is impossible to make much headway with the restoration; the sense of ἐξ ἐπισκόπων (? τὰ ἐξ [ . . . ]) is very obscure.

Line 6: The name is restored from line 42; it shows that, despite the similarities of this text and C.416, they were concerned with two different people who had served Cyrene in something of the same way.

Line 8: Perhaps to be restored on the lines of [ἀεὶ γενόμενος ἡμετέρας φιλή]τωρ γῆς.

Lines 10 ff.: This is presumably the war in which Sulpicius Quirinus was involved.The text, like C.416 and perhaps GVCyr 27, shows that Cyrene had to rely on local initiative for her defence to a larger degree than might have been expected.

Line 18-19. The cutter misunderstood his draft.

Line 28: The reference to a consul is of some historical significance; it would presumably imply that he was on the spot and therefore that the normal provincial administration was temporarily superceded.

Line 41: For ὅπλον ἐπιχρυσον, see C.416, b, lines 4-5.

Line 41: For Parian marble in Cyrenaica see also C.416, B.76, B.45, B.75, with Robert, Hellenica XI-XII, p.119.