In 347/6 BC,the Athenian demos published an honourific decree for the Bosporan kings Spartocus II and Paerisades I,as well as their brother Apollonius,when Athens was in deep financial difficulties due to struggles wi...In 347/6 BC,the Athenian demos published an honourific decree for the Bosporan kings Spartocus II and Paerisades I,as well as their brother Apollonius,when Athens was in deep financial difficulties due to struggles with her allies and Phillip IIl.This decree makes mention of the debt which the Athenian demos owed to the Bosporan kings.This article treats this inscription not as an honourific decree,but looks further by examining the bilateral agreement between the Athenian demos and the Bosporan kings reflected in the text.This agreement is examined with the interpretation that it is as a result of delicate communications between the author(ity)and the audience of this inscription.Therefore,this article will explore the financial and rhetoric strategies used by the Athenian demos to frame this decree in an attempt to discover how the Athenian demos dealt with the debt-issue under the mask of honours.展开更多
文摘In 347/6 BC,the Athenian demos published an honourific decree for the Bosporan kings Spartocus II and Paerisades I,as well as their brother Apollonius,when Athens was in deep financial difficulties due to struggles with her allies and Phillip IIl.This decree makes mention of the debt which the Athenian demos owed to the Bosporan kings.This article treats this inscription not as an honourific decree,but looks further by examining the bilateral agreement between the Athenian demos and the Bosporan kings reflected in the text.This agreement is examined with the interpretation that it is as a result of delicate communications between the author(ity)and the audience of this inscription.Therefore,this article will explore the financial and rhetoric strategies used by the Athenian demos to frame this decree in an attempt to discover how the Athenian demos dealt with the debt-issue under the mask of honours.
