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- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-05
While Publius restores the hostages, Edecon, the chieftain of the Edetani, is the first to offer his allegiance to the Romans. He requests the return of his family and argues that his submission will induce other Iberian tribes to join the Roman alliance.
κατὰ δὲ τὴν Ἰβηρίαν Πόπλιος ὁ τῶν Ῥωμαίων στρατηγός, ποιούμενος τὴν παραχειμασίαν ἐν Ταρράκωνι, καθάπερ ἐν τοῖς πρὸ τούτων δεδηλώκαμεν, πρῶτον μὲν τοὺς Ἴβηρας εἰς τὴν αὑτῶν φιλίαν καὶ πίστιν ἐνεδήσατο διὰ τῆς τῶν ὁμήρων ἑκάστοις ἀποδόσεως, λαβὼν συναγωνιστὴν ἐκ ταὐτομάτου πρὸς τοῦτο τὸ μέρος Ἐδεκῶνα τὸν Ἐδετανῶν δυνάστην, ὃς ἅμα τῷ προσπεσεῖν τὴν Καρχηδόνος ἅλωσιν καὶ γενέσθαι κύριον τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν υἱῶν τὸν Πόπλιον,1 εὐθέως συλλογισάμενος τὴν ἐσομένην τῶν Ἰβήρων μεταβολὴν ἀρχηγὸς ἐβουλήθη γενέσθαι τῆς αὐτῆς ὁρμῆς, μάλιστα πεπεισμένος οὕτως τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ τὰ τέκνα κομιεῖσθαι καὶ δόξειν οὐ κατʼ ἀνάγκην, ἀλλὰ κατὰ πρόθεσιν αἱρεῖσθαι τὰ Ῥωμαίων· ἃ καὶ συνέβη γενέσθαι.
In Iberia, Publius, the commander of the Romans, while wintering in Tarraco, as we have shown in the preceding part, first bound the Iberians to friendship and alliance with him by restoring their hostages to each of them. In this matter he unexpectedly found a coadjutor in Edecon, the chieftain of the Edetani, who, as soon as the news of the capture of Carthage reached him and he heard that Publius had become master of his wife and sons, immediately calculating the impending change of mind among the Iberians, wished to become the leader of this same movement. He was chiefly convinced that in this way he would recover his wife and children and would appear to choose the cause of the Romans not under compulsion, but by deliberate purpose; which indeed came to pass.
τῶν γὰρ δυνάμεων ἄρτι διαφειμένων εἰς τὴν παραχειμασίαν παρῆν εἰς τὴν Ταρράκωνα μετὰ τῶν οἰκείων καὶ φίλων.
For just when the forces had been dispersed to their winter quarters, he arrived at Tarraco with his relatives and friends.
ἐλθὼν δʼ εἰς λόγους τῷ Ποπλίῳ ταύτην ἔφη τοῖς θεοῖς μεγίστην χάριν ἔχειν, ὅτι πρῶτος τῶν κατὰ τὴν χώραν δυναστῶν ἥκει πρὸς αὐτόν.
Having entered into conversation with Publius, he said that he felt the greatest gratitude to the gods because he was the first of the chieftains in the country to come to him.
τοὺς μὲν γὰρ ἄλλους ἀκμὴν διαπέμπεσθαι καὶ βλέπειν πρὸς Καρχηδονίους, τὰς δὲ χεῖρας ἐκτείνειν Ῥωμαίοις· αὐτὸς δὲ παραγεγονέναι2 διδοὺς οὐ μόνον αὑτόν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς φίλους καὶ συγγενεῖς εἰς τὴν Ῥωμαίων πίστιν. διόπερ ἂν νομισθῇ παρʼ αὐτῷ φίλος καὶ σύμμαχος, μεγάλην μὲν αὐτῷ πρὸς τὸ παρὸν ἔφη, μεγάλην δʼ εἰς τὸ μέλλον παρέξεσθαι χρείαν.
For while the others, he said, were still negotiating and looking towards the Carthaginians, though stretching out their hands to the Romans, he himself had come, committing not only himself but also his friends and kinsmen to the good faith of the Romans. Therefore, if he should be recognized by him as a friend and ally, he said he would render him great service for the present, and great service for the future.
παραυτίκα μὲν γὰρ θεασαμένους τοὺς Ἴβηρας πρός τε τὴν φιλίαν αὑτὸν προσδεδεγμένον καὶ τετευχότα τῶν ἀξιουμένων πάντας ἐπὶ τὸ παραπλήσιον ἥξειν,3 σπουδάζοντας κομίσασθαι τοὺς ἀναγκαίους καὶ τυχεῖν τῆς Ῥωμαίων συμμαχίας·
For immediately, when the Iberians saw that he had been received into friendship and had obtained all his requests, they would all come in like manner, eager to recover their relatives and to obtain the alliance of the Romans;
εἰς δὲ τὸν μετὰ ταῦτα χρόνον προκαταληφθέντας τῇ τοιαύτῃ τιμῇ καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ συναγωνιστὰς ἀπροφασίστους ὑπάρξειν αὐτῷ πρὸς τὰ κατάλοιπα τῶν ἔργων.
and for the future, pre-engaged by such honor and kindness, they would prove to be unreserved fellow-combatants for him in the remainder of his tasks.
διόπερ ἠξίου τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ τὰ τέκνα κομίσασθαι, καὶ κριθεὶς φίλος ἐπανελθεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκείαν, ἵνα λαβὼν ἀφορμὴν εὔλογον ἐναποδείξηται τὴν αὑτοῦ καὶ τῶν φίλων εὔνοιαν κατὰ δύναμιν εἴς τε τὸν Πόπλιον αὐτὸν καὶ τὰ Ῥωμαίων πράγματα.
Therefore he requested to recover his wife and children, and, being judged a friend, to return to his own home, so that, having obtained a reasonable starting-point, he might to the best of his power demonstrate his own goodwill and that of his friends towards Publius himself and the cause of the Romans.
Ἐδεκὼν μὲν οὖν τοιαῦτα
Such were the words of Edecon—
- 10.34.2ἅμα τῷ προσπεσεῖν τὴν Καρχηδόνος ἅλωσιν καὶ γενέσθαι κύριον τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν υἱῶν τὸν Πόπλιον
The prepositional phrase ἅμα τῷ ("as soon as") governs two infinitives, προσπεσεῖν and γενέσθαι. The subject of the first infinitive is the accusative τὴν Καρχηδόνος ἅλωσιν ("the capture of Carthage"), and the subject of the second is the accusative τὸν Πόπλιον ("Publius").
- 10.34.6αὐτὸς δὲ παραγεγονέναι
In indirect speech, the subject of the infinitive παραγεγονέναι is the speaker himself (Edecon), hence the nominative αὐτός is used instead of the accusative (nominative with the infinitive).
- 10.34.8θεασαμένους τοὺς Ἴβηρας ... πάντας ... ἥξειν
The semantic subject of the infinitive ἥξειν (future) is the accusative πάντας, and the preceding accusative participle phrase θεασαμένους τοὺς Ἴβηρας ("the Iberians having witnessed...") semantically qualifies πάντας.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-10-09)
- 2026-10-09 Collated with the printed edition — source 1