23 ] THE ROYAL LETTERS 113

in Neue Beiträge , a paper of which he was kind enough to send

part five of his
me copy . I have accepted his restoration in the text. He is undoubtedly
a
right in placing où uovov in l. 6 , making

the
contrasted elements tposódovs
and tagalɛlɛluéva following Fränkel against Dittenberger and

it
tà

),

is
(
obvious that the clause beginning Tõv yoo general statement leading

te

is
a
as up

the specific reference the revenues had previously restored

to

to

1.
5
I
.
ων
γάρ άλλων φροντίσαντες and
τε
follows τών ετάξαμεν still feel

I
:

real advantage

as
that there taking the pev verbal ending As

in
is
a

by fora

a
.
particle there actually nothing balance Fränkel's restoration

to

,
is

it
was unsatisfactory and
dé
of

Wilhelm But

it
discarded
in

is

is
6
a

a
l.

.
question whether Eumenes would have mentioned giving orders étágauev

)
he
the city officials even though

so
clear that did
to

it
is
,

.
by
The wide competence the generals shown
of
6—10 this letter has
.
the

subject particular interest

of

of

of
been much comment view the

in
;
is
it
fact that they were crown appointees Here

as
elsewhere the Hellenistic

in
.

.
kingdoms rulers found possible combine absolute control with democratic
to
it
,

forms This annually changing board presided over the meetings

of
the
.

council From that function primarily derived general supervision all

its

of
.

the city's activities had the exclusive right introduce measures the
It

to

to
.

council the assembly Except special case

or

the present when

as
such
in

,
a
.

be
no
the king himself was the author proposal

or
of

law decree could

,
a

enacted without their prior approval Their relation the city's finances to
.

many other cities these were divided into the

As

oversight
of

was that
in

8
.

sacred and profane and were under the immediate control

of

two classes
,
of

treasurers tauiai and their assistants was the task the generals of
It
,

see that these performed their duties honestly At later time seems
to

it
a
.

Ésti
that this proved too difficult there then appears special controller
,
;

Ò
a
an

των ιερών προσόδων perhaps also επί των πολιτικών προσόδων

,

.,
τις SIG

the second century

of
δέ cf.

C.
For XATÉXELV Samian grain law B.
,

,
976
a
11.

το

71-74 εάν των χειροτονηθέντων μελεδωνών λαβών αργύριον

:

μη
δεί

επ

αυτόν δανείσαι δανείσει αλλ αυτός κατάσχη αδικίαι όφειλέτω

,
δ

'

'

τηι πόλει δραχμάς μυρίας

.

the
at

as

10/11 similar situation prevailed Athens commentators have

,
A
. , . .

the temple property devolved

of

observed There care especially

on

one
,

και

general
10

the στρατηγός επί την παρασκευήν

.
της

13/14 The collocation υφηγήσει and ευχερώς brings into relief the
of

illogical The writer had

as

fact that the statement stands mind two

is

in
it

put things
as

ideas that this board had order future generals would find
in
:

their duties easy and that future generals followed this example they would
,

,
if

administer their office well The statement the text contains part
of

both
in
.

practice Eumenes uses the plural through

In

14. contrast with later Attalid

,

out κρίνοντες etc.

,
(

)
.

cf.

di

for example the Ptolemies Cyrene

, S.
Ak So

Ferri Alcune Inscr Cirene

in

"
,.
. . .)

VII
no

Abh Berlin 1925 3—19 See Rostovtzeff Cam Anc Hist 127 Tarn
;
, f. ,

),

.,

,
1
(

., .

45 .

.
60

Hell For the later Seleucid practice see

on

Civ
.
Cf.
10.

op

cit

Aristotle Polit Corradi 723

f cit 6,
,
,

. ,

,
by 8
.

. .
.

f.
) ?)

Acc

References cited Cardinali Mem Torino 182

,

,
,
X
9

4
n
.
.
op

Cardinali 183–192
.) , ,

( .,

)C..
28 .

ibid
C.
B.
10

12

B.

cent
IG

I12 839 221/0 ibid 840 end 2nd 1539

.,

.,

,
;

;
.
f
)

)
B.
C.

215/4
8
(