Decree honoring Diophantos
Inscription honoring the emperor Zeno
Civic Oath of Chersonesos
Decree honoring Syriskos the historian
Base of statue for Agasikles
Proxeny decree for an ambassador from Mithridates Eupator
Decree honoring ambassadors from Herakleia
Base of statue for Aristonos
Treaty of alliance with the king Pharnakes I
List of those who won sport competitions
Inscription about the tax on prostitution
Fragment of a decree about the fortress of Napites
Inscription about construction of a city gate
Dedication to the goddess Nemesis
Inscription regarding the liberation of Kalos Limen
Decree honoring the emperor Marcus Aurelius
Decree honoring Gaius Julius Satyrus
Proxeny for a citizen of Sinope
Epitaph in verse on stele for Xanthos
Inscription on the stele set up by doctor
Epitaph in verse on stele for Oinanthe
Short epitaphs
Original publication by K. M. Kolobova
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This marble stele is decorated by carved cornice and rosettes. The slab was reused because there are visible traces of an old inscription that was cut off from it. It was discovered in 1892 in the necropolis at the southern defensive wall. The monument dates to the first centuries A. D. |
Text:
"Xanthos son of Lagoreinos, farewell!
Stranger, I (the stele) am hiding Xanthos who was
consolation to (his) father,
young beauty of fatherland,
adept in Muses secret, blameless amidst multitude of fellow citizens,
honored amidst all the youth, bright star of beauty.
In a battle for fatherland, he was ruined by envious Ares,
having left a bitter gift of tears to poor parents.
Oh, if Pluto receives more children for pleasure than you do,
Why are you, wives, tortured in having a child?"
Commentary:
Muses were divine patronesses of arts.
Ares was the god of war.
Pluto was the divine owner of countless riches of the underworld.