Geographical and Ethnographical Fragments — Polybius, The Histories Book 16 (16.40.1–16.40.7), Greek & English

Βαβράντιον, τόπος περὶ Χίον. Πολύβιος ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ.¹ Γίττα, πόλις Παλαιστίνης.

Babrantion, a place near Chios. Polybius in the sixteenth [book]. Gitta, a city of Palestine.

Πολύβιος ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ. Ἕλλα,

Polybius in the sixteenth [book]. Hella,

χωρίον Ἀσίας, Ἀττάλου βασιλέως ἐμπόριον. Πολύβιος ι#2²#. Ἴνσοβροι, ἔθνος Ἰταλικόν.

a place of Asia, a trading station of King Attalus. Polybius, 16. Insobri, an Italian nation.

Πολύβιος ι#2#. Κάνδασα.

Polybius, 16. Kandasa.

φρούριον Καρίας. Πολύβιος ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ. Κάρθαια, μία τῆς ἐν Κέῳ τετραπόλεως.³

a fortress of Caria. Polybius in the sixteenth [book]. Carthaea, one of the four-city league in Ceos.

οἱ οἰκοῦντες Καρθαεῖς. Πολύβιος ι#2#. Μάντυα, πόλις Ῥωμαίων.

the inhabitants are Carthaeans. Polybius, 16. Mantua, a city of the Romans.

τὸ ἐθνικὸν⁴ Μαντυανός. Πολύβιος ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ.

the ethnic name is Mantuanus. Polybius in the sixteenth [book].

Syntax notes4 items

16.40.1ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ
Dative masculine or neuter singular. The noun βίβλῳ (book) is omitted, meaning 'in the sixteenth book' to indicate the source.
16.40.3ι#2#
A corruption or lacuna in the manuscript. Contextually, it is assumed to be an unclear trace of the Greek alphabetic numeral ις΄ (16), referring to the sixteenth book.
16.40.5μία τῆς ἐν Κέῳ τετραπόλεως
τετραπόλεως is the genitive singular of τετράπολις ('tetrapolis' or 'four cities'). It refers to the league of the four cities on the island of Ceos (Carthaea, Ioulis, Coressia, and Poieessa).
16.40.7τὸ ἐθνικόν
A grammatical term meaning 'ethnic name' or the 'gentilic adjective' derived from a place-name. This entry reflects the typical format of Byzantine geographical lexicons (such as Stephanus of Byzantium's Ethnica).

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