This paper focuses on IG II3 1, 1019, an Athenian decree honouring Aristomachus of Argos for the assistance he repeatedly provided to the Athenians (ll. 32-35), particularly when Argos and Athens fought together against Alexander of Corinth (ll. 36-43). The paper, how-ever, does not centre on Aristomachus’s deeds, but rather on those of an anonymous ancestor of his, described in lines 7-31. Specifically, I discuss two issues raised by lines 7-31: the name of the ancestor, inscribed in line 8 and almost entirely lost, and his actions on behalf of Athens, notably an intervention concerning the Long Walls and Piraeus, mentioned in lines 29-31. I suggest that Aristomachos’ ancestor may be his grandfather, who bore the same name. Fur-thermore, I propose a reconstruction of his political and military activity, namely that he may have fought as a volunteer on behalf of Athens during the Four Year’s War; that, when Deme-trius the Besieger overthrew Lachares, he may have returned to Athens as an Argive strategos and a member of Demetrius’s entourage; and that lines 29-31 may indicate that he contrib-uted to the reunification of the asty and the Piraeus under Demetrius’s aegis
IG II3 1, 1019: una proposta d’integrazione (l. 8) e una d’interpretazione (ll. 29-31)
Generoso Cefalo
2025-01-01
Abstract
This paper focuses on IG II3 1, 1019, an Athenian decree honouring Aristomachus of Argos for the assistance he repeatedly provided to the Athenians (ll. 32-35), particularly when Argos and Athens fought together against Alexander of Corinth (ll. 36-43). The paper, how-ever, does not centre on Aristomachus’s deeds, but rather on those of an anonymous ancestor of his, described in lines 7-31. Specifically, I discuss two issues raised by lines 7-31: the name of the ancestor, inscribed in line 8 and almost entirely lost, and his actions on behalf of Athens, notably an intervention concerning the Long Walls and Piraeus, mentioned in lines 29-31. I suggest that Aristomachos’ ancestor may be his grandfather, who bore the same name. Fur-thermore, I propose a reconstruction of his political and military activity, namely that he may have fought as a volunteer on behalf of Athens during the Four Year’s War; that, when Deme-trius the Besieger overthrew Lachares, he may have returned to Athens as an Argive strategos and a member of Demetrius’s entourage; and that lines 29-31 may indicate that he contrib-uted to the reunification of the asty and the Piraeus under Demetrius’s aegisI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
