Gravestone of Stratonika, daughter of Apollonios

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Stratonika, daughter of Apollonios. Her gravestone tells us she died too soon to become a bride, cut down by fate instead of dancing at her wedding; this tragic event has shaken the entire town of Calchedon to its core. Peuthes, her heartbroken fiancé, is sending her off to Hades with only sorrow and regret for his beloved Stratonika. I, Apollonios, her grieving father, swear on my honor that every word written here is true; her mother has etched this heartfelt lament into the stone to express our collective anguish. Just as any bereaved family would be consumed by grief when they lose a loved one, so too are we, the people of Calchedon, mourning Stratonika's untimely departure.