Inscriptiones Graecae , IV (2) 1129 B (Q5335)
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Base for statue of Phosphorius, governor of Achaea. From Megara (Achaea). Late fourth century
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Inscriptiones Graecae , IV (2) 1129 B
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Base for statue of Phosphorius, governor of Achaea. From Megara (Achaea). Late fourth century
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LSA-57
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University of Oxford
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The Megarans set up a marble statue of the noble-minded Phosphorius for his righteousness, because, having fenced the cities with towers, for the inhabitants he rendered the cruel and violent one (= Ares, god of war) an enemy which they do not have to fear.
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