24 ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &iC. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



granting the citizenship of Ephesus to different persons for their respective services. One 

 of these decrees rewards Euphronios, son of Hegemon, for his services in an embassy to 

 Prepelaus, general of Cassander, towards B.C. 310; another decree rewards Archestratos 

 for his services as general in Clazomenae. 



(4.) A decree of the senate and people of Ephesus conferring the citizenship and gold 

 crowns on kings Demetrius and Seleucus, and honouring their enemy Nicagoras, a 

 Khodian. This inscription is probably not much later than B.C. 299. On the same 

 block is a decree of similar import, in which mention is made of king« Antigonus and 

 Demetrius. 



(5.) A decree of the senate and people of Ephesus, granting the citizenship to 

 Agathokles, a Rhodian, for selling 14,000 measures of wheat at a rate cheaper than the 

 market price in Ephesus. On this block are two other decrees granting the citizenship 

 for services. 



(6.) A decree conferring the citizenship of Ephesus on some one who had redeemed 

 from captivity certain Ephesians taken prisoners in war. 



(7.) This block has contained three decrees conferring the citizenship of Ephesus for 

 services. 



These decrees give new and valuable information as to the history of Ephesus in 

 the Macedonian period ; from them we also learn the names of several local tribes, and 

 their subdivisions. They ai'e, moreover, the only remains which can be positively identi- 

 fied as having once belonged to the celebrated Temple of Diana, one of the seven wonders 

 of the ancient world. 



(8.) A letter from the Emperor Hadrian to the people of Ephesus, relating to certain 

 disputes as to loans, in consequence of which the emperor sends a copy of a decree to 

 Cornelius Prisons, the proconsul, referring to that functionary the settlement of the 

 matters in dispute, and the recovery of all debts due to the senate. The date of this letter 



is A.D. 120. 



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 (9.) Fragment, perhaps of a letter, addressed to the people of Ephesus by some 

 emperor or public functionary. It relates to a public banquet, forming part, apparently, 

 of a festival in honour of a goddess, probably Demeter, here styled Soteira, whose temple 

 and statue are mentioned. The name of the Emperor Commodus also occurs in this 

 inscription. From the Great Theatre. 



(10.) Fragment of a Latin constitutio or law relating to the alimony of infants, in 

 which reference is made to a previous constitutio framed by Vidius PoUio, probably the 

 historical personage of that name who lived in the time of Augustus. From the Great 

 Theatre. 



(11.) Dedication, by the senate and people of Ephesus, in honour of Caius Julius 

 Agrippa, son of " King Alexander," quaestor and proprietor of Asia. From the Great 

 Theatre. 



(12.) Dedication, probably, of a statue to the Emperor Antoninus Pius, by the senate 

 and people of Ephesus. From the Great Theatre. 



(13,) Dedication by one Cominia Junia to Iris, the Empei'or Antoninus Pius, the city 

 of Ephesus, and the directors of the custom-house of fish. On a column found near the 

 city port. The fish market was probably not far from the site where this inscription was 

 found. 



(14.) Fragment of a dedication to the Emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. From 

 the Great Theatre. 



(15.) Dedication, partly in Latin, by Junius Pastor C^sennius Sospes, propraetor of 

 Asia, and holder of other high offices. From the Great Theatre. 



(16.) Dedication, probably of a statue, by the senate and people of Ephesus to 

 Julius Lupus Lambillus, quasstor and proprietor of three proconsuls. From the Great 

 Theatre. 



(17.) Dedication by Carinus, who held the office of tabularius of the province of Asia. 



(18.) Dedication, probably of a statue, by the senate of Ephesus, to T. Claudius 

 Secundus, who held the offices of Viator Tribunicius, Accensus Velatus, and Lictor 

 Curiatus. From a pedestal. 



(19.) Part of an inscription recording the names of the secretaries of the council of the 

 misthoterion, and of the superintendents of the Deipnophoriac procession. From the Great 

 Theatre. 



(20.) List of victories gained by an athlete in various games. From the Great 

 Theatre. 



(21.) List of victories, in pugilistic contests, gained by an athlete in public games of 

 various cities. From the Great Theatre. 



(22.) Inscription 



