Machatas, son of Sabattaras from Europos, was a Macedonian proxenos of Delphians in late 4th century BC. As the inscription says: "the Delphians gave proxenia, euergesia (benefaction), promanteia (priority in consulting the oracle), proedria (privilege of reserved seats at the theatre), prodikia (the right to priority in a trial) to Machatas and his descendants, the same as it is given to every proxenos". The decree is issued by archon Hierondas and bouleutai (chancellors) Heraklidas, Eualkeus and Echyllos.
References
edit- FD III 4:405 Delphi — 325–300 BC
- Christian Marek (1984). Die Proxenie. p. 220. ISBN 3-8204-7595-8.
- Ian Worthington (2003). Alexander the Great: A Reader. Psychology Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-415-29186-6.
- A History of Macedonia: Historical geography and prehistory by N. G. L. Hammond v.1 (1972), p. 168 ISBN 0-19-814294-3