Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum: 625

AN EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF PHILOPOIMEN AT DELPHI

Greek text: FD_3.1.47
Date: 183 B.C.
Tags: leagues , tyrants
Format: see key to translations

According to Plutarch, this statue at Delphi depicted Philopoimen in the act of slaying the tyrant Machanidas ( Plu:Phil_10'7-8 ).

The league of the Achaeans honours Philopoimen of Megalopolis, the son of Kraugis, on account of his virtue and his goodwill towards them.