Akornion

Who is Akornion?

Akornion was an important citizen of the Ionian Greek colony of Dionysopolis.

He is mentioned in the Decree of Dionysopolis, written around 48 BC by the citizens of the polis. The decree mentions that Akornion far away in a diplomatic mission to meet somebody's farther in Argedauon, potentially the Dacian towns of Argidava or Argedava. The decree, a fragmentary marble inscription, is presently located in the National Historical Museum in Sofia.

The inscription also refers to the Dacian king Burebista, and one interpretation is that Akornion was his chief adviser in Dionysopolis. Other sources indicate that Akornion was sent as an ambassador of Burebista to Pompey, to discuss an alliance against Julius Caesar.