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- Diodorus Siculus. Diodori Bibliotheca Historica. Vols. 4-5 (partial). Bekker, Immanuel; Dindorf, Ludwig; Fischer, Curt Theodor; editors. Leipzig: Teubner, 1903-1906.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-06
Demetrius is astonished by Rhodes' preparedness after counting the fallen missiles, while the Rhodians build a new wall and capture enemy pirate ships under Amyntas. Demetrius then launches a fierce assault, resulting in the death of the Rhodian general Ananias.
ἔπειτα γενομένης ἡμέρας προσέταξε τοῖς ὑπηρέταις ἀθροῖσαι τὰ βέλη τὰ πεσόντα παρὰ τῶν Ῥοδίων, ἐκ τούτων βουλόμενος συλλογίσασθαι τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει τὴν παρασκευήν.
Then, when day came, he ordered his servants to collect the missiles that had fallen from the Rhodians, wishing from these to estimate the preparedness of those in the city.
ὧν ταχὺ τὸ προσταχθὲν ποιησάντων1 ἠριθμήθησαν πυρφόροι μὲν τοῖς μεγέθεσι παντοῖοι πλείους τῶν ὀκτακοσίων, ὀξυβελεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐλάττους τῶν χιλίων πεντακοσίων. τοσούτων δὲ βελῶν ἐνεχθέντων ἐν βραχεῖ χρόνῳ νυκτὸς ἐθαύμαζε τὴν χορηγίαν τῆς πόλεως καὶ τὴν ἐν τούτοις δαψίλειαν.
When they quickly did what had been ordered, there were counted more than eight hundred fire-missiles of all kinds in size, and not fewer than fifteen hundred catapult bolts. Since so many missiles had been discharged in a short time of the night, he marveled at the resources of the city and their abundance in these things.
τότε μὲν οὖν ὁ Δημήτριος κατεσκεύασε τὰ πεπονηκότα τῶν ἔργων καὶ περί τε τὴν ταφὴν τῶν τελευτησάντων καὶ τὴν θεραπείαν τῶν τραυματιῶν ἐγίνετο.
At that time, therefore, Demetrius repaired the damaged parts of the works and occupied himself with both the burial of the dead and the care of the wounded.
καθʼ ὃν δὴ χρόνον οἱ κατὰ τὴν πόλιν ἄνεσιν λαβόντες τῆς ἀπὸ τῶν μηχανῶν βίας ᾠκοδόμησαν τρίτον τεῖχος μηνοειδές, περιλαμβάνοντες τῇ μὲν περιφερείᾳ πάντα τὸν κινδυνεύοντα τόπον τοῦ τείχους· οὐδὲν δʼ ἧττον καὶ τάφρῳ βαθείᾳ περιέλαβον τὸ πεπτωκὸς τοῦ τείχους, ὅπως μὴ δύνηται ῥᾳδίως ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐξ ἐφόδου μετὰ βάρους εἰσπεσεῖν εἰς τὴν πόλιν.
During this very time, those in the city, having obtained a respite from the violence of the engines, built a third crescent-shaped wall, enclosing with its circumference the entire threatened part of the wall; nonetheless, they also enclosed the fallen part of the wall with a deep ditch, so that the king might not easily break into the city by a sudden assault with heavy force.
ἐξέπεμψαν δὲ καὶ ναῦς τῶν ἄριστα πλεουσῶν, Ἀμύνταν ἐπιστήσαντες ἡγεμόνα, ὃς ἐκπλεύσας πρὸς τὴν Περαίαν τῆς Ἀσίας ἐπεφάνη παραδόξως πειραταῖς τισιν ἀπεσταλμένοις ὑπὸ Δημητρίου. οὗτοι δʼ εἶχον ἄφρακτα τρία, κράτιστοι δοκοῦντες εἶναι τῶν τῷ βασιλεῖ συστρατευόντων. γενομένης δʼ ἐπʼ ὀλίγον χρόνον ναυμαχίας οἱ Ῥόδιοι βιασάμενοι τῶν νεῶν αὐτάνδρων2 ἐκυρίευσαν, ἐν οἷς ἦν καὶ Τιμοκλῆς ὁ ἀρχιπειρατής.
They also sent out some of the best sailing ships, appointing Amyntas as commander, who, sailing out to the Peraea of Asia, appeared unexpectedly to certain pirates dispatched by Demetrius. These men had three open vessels, being thought to be the strongest of those campaigning with the king. When a naval battle took place for a short time, the Rhodians, forcing their way, captured the ships with all hands, among whom was also Timocles, the chief pirate.
ἐπέπλευσαν δὲ καὶ τῶν ἐμπόρων τισὶ καὶ παρελόμενοι κέλητας οὐκ ὀλίγους γέμοντας σίτου τούτους τε καὶ τὰ τῶν πειρατῶν ἄφρακτα κατήγαγον εἰς τὴν Ῥόδον νυκτός, λαθόντες τοὺς πολεμίους.
They also sailed against some of the merchants, and taking not a few light vessels laden with corn, they brought these and the open vessels of the pirates down into Rhodes by night, eluding the enemy.
ὁ δὲ Δημήτριος ἐπισκευάσας τὰ πεπονηκότα τῶν ἔργων προσέβαλλε τῷ τείχει τὰς μηχανὰς καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς βέλεσιν ἀφειδῶς χρώμενος τοὺς μὲν ἐπὶ ταῖς ἐπάλξεσιν ἐφεστῶτας ἀνεῖρξε, τοῖς δὲ κριοῖς τύπτων τὸ συνεχὲς τοῦ τόπου3 δύο μὲν μεσοπύργια κατέβαλε, περὶ δὲ τὸν πύργον τὸν ἀνὰ μέσον τούτων φιλοτιμουμένοις τοῖς ἐκ τῆς πόλεως4 ἰσχυροὶ καὶ συνεχεῖς ἐκ διαδοχῆς ἀγῶνες ἐγίνοντο, ὥστε καὶ τὸν στρατηγὸν αὐτῶν Ἀνανίαν ἐκθύμως ἀγωνισάμενον ἀναιρεθῆναι καὶ συχνοὺς τῶν ἄλλων στρατιωτῶν ἀποθανεῖν.
But Demetrius, having repaired the damaged parts of the works, brought the engines against the wall, and using all his missiles unsparingly, he drove back those standing upon the battlements, and striking a continuous section of the place with his battering rams, he threw down two curtains; and around the tower between these, as those from the city fought with emulation, severe and continuous struggles took place in succession, so that even their general Ananias, fighting spiritedly, was slain, and many of the other soldiers died.
- 20.97.2ὧν ταχὺ τὸ προσταχθὲν ποιησάντων
The relative pronoun ὧν refers to the preceding τοῖς ὑπηρέταις (servants), functioning as the subject of the genitive absolute construction.
- 20.97.5αὐτάνδρων
An adjective meaning "with all hands" or "including the crew," modifying the feminine genitive plural τῶν νεῶν (the ships).
- 20.97.7τοῖς δὲ κριοῖς τύπτων τὸ συνεχὲς τοῦ τόπου
The phrase τὸ συνεχὲς is used substantively as the direct object of the participle τύπτων, referring to the continuous stretch of the wall at that location.
- 20.97.7φιλοτιμουμένοις τοῖς ἐκ τῆς πόλεως
Dative of interest or reference with the verb ἐγίνοντο, describing the situation in which the citizens defended spiritedly with emulation.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
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