Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (5.1886-1890)

REPORT OF EXCA VATIONS A T SIKYON.

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Translation.—" Kallistratos, son of Pliilothales, in the contests of
boys was victorious at the Basileia in wrestling; at the Lykaia in the
pankration; at the Isthmian games in the pankration ; at the Pana-
thenaia in boxing; at the Nemean games in boxing; at the Asklepieia
in the pankration ; at the Na'ia in wrestling, boxing, and the pankra-
tion ; at the Khieia in wrestling, boxing, and the pankration. At
the Isthmian games he was victorious in boxing over both youths and
men, at the same Isthmian festival; at the Neruean games in the
pankration; at the Nemean games in the pankration ; at the Nemean
o-ames in boxing and the pankration, at the same Nemean festival; at
the Isthmian games in boxing; at the Pythian games in boxing; at the
Lykaia twice in wrestling; .... in boxing and the pankration."

Comment.—Nothing is known of Kallistratos, of whose athletic vic-
tories the above inscription is a record. An inscription of similar
character is found in C.I.G., i, 1515. The games mentioned in both
inscriptions are much the same.

1. BaaiXeia. These games are mentioned in C.I.G., 1,1515. Bockh
remarks: Basilia suntLebadeae acta, eadem quae Trophonia; sed etiam
in Euboea celebrata Basilia esse monui ad Pindar. The inscription at
Sikyon probably refers to the festival at Lebadeia.

6. 'AcricXcnrUia. probably refers to the games at Epidauros.

7. Naa. These games are mentioned in C.I. G., u, 2908. The fol-
lowing note is given: Naa sunt Nata s. Naa, Jovi Xaio acta. Demosth.
Cont. Meid. p. 531, ed. Reiske. According to Strabo, Zeus was called
Nato9 owing to the moisture about Dodona, Schol. II., xvi. 233.
Welckee, Griech. Gottcrlehrc, i. 203. Cf. C.I.A., u, 1318, 1319.

9. 'Pieta were games celebrated at 'VLov. Cf. Plut., Sept. sapp. conv.,
c. 19 : £Tv<yxave ^ Ao/cpot? i) rwv 'Plcov KaOecrrucra dvcria iced ■jzavi')-
yvpis, fjv clyouaiv ert vvv irepi$>av5)<; irepl rbv tottov i/ceivov.

12 and 10. 'ladfiuiBi and Ne/zeaSi are nominal adjectives with eopry
understood. Pindar uses both To-0/ua? (I. 8. 5) and Ne/^ea? (N. 3.
4). We find the former in Thoukydides also (VUL 9).ls

15 [Kallistratos has gained a victory among the beardless youths, the class inter-
mediate between boys and men, and among the men at the same festival. The mind
naturally reverts first to that disputed passage of Pindar, 01. ix. 89, relating to Ephar-
mostos at Marathon (av\aBels ayevelwv, fieVev ayUm vptcr&vTepav). BoCKH, in his note
on the passage, says that Epharmostos must have just arrived at manhood, and could
not have contended as a youth among the men; for, if he had been a youth in fact,
it is not probable that he would have been permitted to enter the contest with the
men. But Bockh was wrong. The Scholiast did not have Bockh's objection in mind,