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§ III.—The Greek and Latin Inscriptions of Ilium.
I. On a stélé of white marble, 0.79 m. long, having an upper breadth of 0,445 mm., a lower one of 0.48 m. and a thickness of 0,085 mm., found in the Acropolis of Ilium, about 0.60 m. below the surface:
Two of the brothers mentioned in this inscription, ΧΑΡΟΠΠΗΣ and ΝΙΚΑΣΙΔΙΚΟΣ, have names which occur here for the first time. Attention may also be drawn to the spelling of the word ΣΥΝΛΑΝΒΑΝΕΙΝ. Judging from the forms of the characters, we may assign this inscription to the 3rd century B.C.
II. On a plaque of white marble found in the Acropolis of Ilium, about 0.50 m. below the surface, 0.31 m. long, from 0.22 to 0.24 m. broad, and 0.10 m. thick, we read the following inscription, of which the beginning is lost; the beginnings of the lines are also wanting.
This inscription is interesting from the mention in it of