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It follows that Leptines deprives
Leucon,1 the ruler of
the Bosporus, and his children of the
reward which you bestowed on them. For, of course, Leucon is a foreigner by
birth, though by adoption an Athenian citizen, but on neither ground can he
claim exemption, if this law stands. And yet, while of our other benefactors
each has made himself useful to us on one occasion, Leucon will be found on
reflection to be a perpetual benefactor, and that in a matter especially vital
to our city.
1 Leucon, son and succesor of Satyrus, reigned over the Cimmerian Bosporus （Crimea） from 393 to 353. In return for his services here describd, the Athenians had made him a citizen, voted him a golden crown, and allowed him exemption not only from public services but also from the payment of customs at the Piraeus. His sons were Spartacus and Paerisades, who succeeded him as joint rulers, and Apollonius. An inscription in their honor was voted in the years 347-346. It was discovered at Athens and published in 1877. See Hicks, Manual of Greek Historical Inscriptions, no. 111.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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