Proxeny decree of the city of Euesperides
created: Transcription from stone (CDL).
source date: 350-320 BC
language: ar; en; fr; de; grc; grc-Latn; el; he
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Ἐφόρων καὶ γερόντων ἐπαγόντων, ἇδε τᾶι βωλᾶι Εὔβιον Εὐβιότω, Ἁγέστρατον Μοσχίωνος, Συρρακοσίος, Εὐσπεριτᾶν πρoξένος ἦμεν αὐτὸς καὶ ἐκγόνος.

Sur proposition des éphores et des gérontes, le conseil a décidé: qu'Eubios fils d'Eubiôtos et Agestratos fils de Moskhiôn, de Syracuse, soient proxènes des Euhespéritains, eux-mêmes et leurs descendants.

The ephoroi and the gerontes having proposed, the council decided: that Eubios son of Eubiotos and Agestratos son of Moschion, from Syracusae, would be proxenoi of the Euesperitans, themselves and their offspring.

Su proposta degli efori e dei gerontes, il consiglio ha deciso: che Eubios figlio di Eubiotos e Agestratos figlio di Moschion, di Siracusa, siano prosseni degli Euesperitani, loro e i loro discendenti.

This is the only official document known to us from the city of Euesperides. It gives useful informations about its institutions, with a council and ephoroi taking part in the decision. It is also the only proxeny mentioned in the Cyrenaican inscriptions, in contrast with a series of citizens from various cities in Cyrenaica being granted proxeny by foreing cities.

The stone, originating from Euesperides, was published from a photograph by Fraser, who thought that it was lost. However, C. Dobias-Lalou could see it in 1976 at Cyrene, where it was evidently brought as a consequence of the multiple movings of World War II.