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Royal Correspondence: 39


LETTER OF ANTIOCHOS III TO THE ARMY

Original text:   Amyzon_42   ( OGIS_217 )
Date:     203 B.C.
Format:   see key to translations

Although nothing has survived of this letter except the introduction, it is reasonable to assume that it was sent to ensure that the army of Antiochos respected the inviolability of the temple at Amyzon ( see RC_40 ), and thereby avoided any opposition from the local population.


King Antiochos to the generals, cavalry and infantry officers, soldiers, and the rest, greetings. The sanctuary of Apollo [and of] Artemis in . . .

letter 40


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