Teos to Apollonia, 203-201 BC

Mission Type

  • Political
  • Sacred

Mission Date

  • About203 BC
  • 201 BC

Greek Designation

  • preigeutas

Recipient

  • Apollonia (Crete)

Sender

  • Teos

Epigraphic sources

  • LBW 69

Honours

  • xenotrophia

Keywords

  • international protection

Related missions

Commentary

LBW 69 is very poorly preserved; the names of the envoys did not appear, but from the plural form "πρεισγευταί" we can establish they were more than one. Since this document is inscribed right before LBW 70 and 71, we are sure that this text dates back to the first call for asylia  performed by Teos. What we are not sure is if the two Teian envoys were supported by Perdikkas, an envoy of Philip V, exactly like in LBW 70 and 71.

Authors

Leon Battista Borsano

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