8 THE ROYAL LETTERS [1

cognition of his independence ) because the Greeks were to be assured their

freedom .
This was the key -note of the peace as the letter presents it . On this

aid
ground the Greeks were asked to swear to upholding Antigonus

So
it
in

,
.
as
politician general

an
shrewd well brilliant utilized unfavorable peace

as

,
a

a
of heas

splendid stroke propaganda More than any other

of of

of
the diadochi
a

.
realized the value public opinion the Greek cities the source alike

,
in

he
had nearly

its
mercenary troops and war contributions With help

of

.
Polyperchon and Cassander Greece With help he might

its
defeated

in

of .
another time successful be
His proclamation which fate has preserved

,
.
circulate throughout the Greek world
at

this copy Scepsis was intended

to
,
the

for

at
and lay foundation second attempt universal empire
to

.
As
The question Antigonus sincerity has been much debated Munro
of

'

.
observed the promise freedom and autonomy thus made was hardly
of
,

consistent with the fact that only few years later the people

of
Scepsis were

a
compelled abandon their city and join the newly founded Antigonea
to

to
more glaring case inconsistency between promise and performance
of

Troas
A
.

be

found but cannot have been exceptional the undoubt

as
could not well
,

,
it

3/4
edly compulsory synoecism Superficially
of

Teos and Lebedus shows

.
(

)
the later policy Antigonus seems the earlier But the picture
of

of
reversal
a

.
may easily
be

overdrawn Antigonus appears have been instinctively

to
.

philhellene He commanded the League troops Alexander's army and

in

,
a

.
( he

was brought into friendly relations with the new democracies

of as

as

early 334
his

Asia Minor policy like that

of
SIG 278 But Alexander which was
,
).

he
his model was one enlightened expediency appeared
of

Greece where
In
,

,
.

enemy
an

of
as

Alexander had garrisoned the cities

so
freedom also did
,

;
Antipater and afterwards Cassander and Thrace Lysimachus Asia

In
in

, ,
.
(

Alexander had opposition the Persian system tyrants and phrurarchs

of
to
,
in

As
established democracies and this was Antigonus inheritance watch
,

a
'

Its
was popular
of

as

as

word the the Greeks was ancient

it

freedom
,

.
“

adoption did not prevent Antigonus from subjecting the cities systematic
to
he

he

taxation but apparently himself was convinced that followed consist

it
,

As
see

89

he

policy policy modify

on

what
as

ently felt free

in
to
,

it
3
a

a
(

) .

he considered his own and the cities best interest

.
'

Antigonus proclamation any case was splendid piece propaganda

of
in
,

a
'

.
by

Its reception the Greek world may have fallen somewhat short
of

that
by

of

accorded the similar statement Flamininus 196 but the response

in

,
all
at

Scepsis least was that could have been wished This was set forth
in
a
.

the same time that the royal letter

at

decree found mutilated condition

in
,

was discovered OGIS the lost first portion apparently the services
In

,
6
(

).

Antigonus were recounted praise him

at

length
of

Then was voted

it

to
.
on

and congratulate him his achievements congratulate the Greeks

to

to
,

their prospective enjoyment freedom and autonomy

to to on

of

peace forever
in

establish for Antigonus precinct

an

altar cult statue and cult

,

, 8,
a

a
his

two hundred gold staters

of

crown him and two sons with crowns

“

”
52
13

Strabo
1,
,
,

.
) ?) )

11.
Cf

44/45 and the qógou oxangoi

on

the datavýuata here Miletus see 14,5

at
,

/6
(

, ).
E.
op

of cit

divine cult
cf.

This constituted Koehler 1067 Kornemann Klio

;

;
,

.,

, ,
5

36 .

C.
Ax

ou

cf.

1901 51–95 For the restoration this decree Michel Rev.

1.
in
),
. (

[
]
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I

( .

XXXII
Gr

388–392
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1919
.,

),