Biography of artemidorus of cnidoso
Biography of artemidorus of cnidoso
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Translations of Hellenistic Inscriptions:
KNIDOS HONOURS THEOPOMPOS AND ARTEMIDOROS
Greek text: (A) IKnidos_58, (B-F) IKnidos_, (G) IKnidos_59Provenance: Cnidus
Date: (A) c.
47, (B-F) c. , (G) c. B.C.
Tags: autonomy , democracy , freedom , inviolability , saviours
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Theopompos was a friend of Julius Caesar.
In November 45 B.C., a treaty was agreed between Knidos and Rome (see inscription 4), and Theopompos and his sons were present in Rome for this agreement.
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Artemidoros remained in Rome until March 44 B.C., when he was involved in the events leading up to the assassination of Caesar (see Plutarch, Caes_65 ). No doubt the family returned to Knidos soon after the death of Caesar, and after the death of Theopompos a monument was set up in their honour, which is the source of inscriptions B-F.
Artemidoros may have used his influen