The words to be pronounced above this grave, a tribute to Leosthenes the general and the others who have perished with him in the war, for the courage they have shown, have as their witness time itself . . .The missing words were restored by Sudhaus so as to give the following sense: time itself which holds the record of their deeds. For no man known during the history of the world has seen in any land a nobler choice than this or better men, etc. nor better men than these now dead nor more resplendent actions. Indeed my greatest doubt today is lest my speech may prove unworthy of their exploits.