- Source
- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:18.42.1-18.42.8
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-09
The Roman senate and assembly ratify the peace treaty with Philip and dispatch ten commissioners to Greece to secure its liberty, while the debate regarding the Achaean alliance is deferred to these commissioners due to territory disputes among the Greek states.
ὅτι ἐπὶ Μαρκέλλου Κλαυδίου ὑπάτου παρειληφότος τὴν ὕπατον ἀρχὴν ἧκον εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην οἵ τε παρὰ τοῦ Φιλίππου πρέσβεις οἵ τε παρὰ τοῦ Τίτου καὶ τῶν συμμάχων ὑπὲρ τῶν πρὸς Φίλιππον συνθηκῶν.
When the consul Marcus Claudius had entered upon his consulship, there arrived in Rome the ambassadors from Philip, and also those from Titus and the allies, concerning the treaty with Philip.
λόγων δὲ πλειόνων γενομένων ἐν τῇ συγκλήτῳ, ταύτῃ1 μὲν ἐδόκει βεβαιοῦν τὰς ὁμολογίας·
After many speeches had been made in the senate, it seemed good to this body to confirm the agreement.
εἰς δὲ τὸν δῆμον εἰσενεχθέντος τοῦ διαβουλίου Μάρκος, αὐτὸς ἐπιθυμῶν τῆς εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα διαβάσεως, ἀντέλεγε καὶ πολλὴν ἐποιεῖτο σπουδὴν εἰς τὸ διακόψαι τὰς συνθήκας.
But when the motion was brought before the people, Marcus, who himself desired to cross over to Greece, spoke against it and made great efforts to break off the treaty.
οὐ μὴν ἀλλʼ ὅ γε δῆμος κατὰ τὴν τοῦ Τίτου προαίρεσιν ἐπεκύρωσε τὰς διαλύσεις.
Nevertheless, the people ratified the peace terms in accordance with the inclination of Titus.
ὧν ἐπιτελεσθεισῶν εὐθέως ἡ σύγκλητος ἄνδρας δέκα καταστήσασα τῶν ἐπιφανῶν ἐξέπεμπε τοὺς χειριοῦντας τὰ κατὰ τὴν Ἑλλάδα μετὰ τοῦ Τίτου καὶ βεβαιώσοντας2 τοῖς Ἕλλησι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν.
When these things were completed, the senate immediately appointed ten distinguished men and sent them to manage the affairs of Greece together with Titus and to guarantee liberty to the Greeks.
ἐποιήσαντο δὲ λόγους ἐν τῇ συγκλήτῳ καὶ περὶ τῆς συμμαχίας οἱ παρὰ τῶν Ἀχαιῶν πρέσβεις, οἱ περὶ Δαμόξενον τὸν Αἰγιέα·
The ambassadors from the Achaeans, those under Damoxenus of Aegium, also made speeches in the senate concerning the alliance.
γενομένης δʼ ἀντιρρήσεως κατὰ τὸ παρὸν διὰ τὸ κατὰ πρόσωπον Ἠλείους μὲν ἀμφισβητεῖν τοῖς Ἀχαιοῖς ὑπὲρ τῆς Τριφυλίας, Μεσσηνίους δʼ ὑπὲρ Ἀσίνης καὶ Πύλου, συμμάχους τότε Ῥωμαίων ὑπάρχοντας, Αἰτωλοὺς δὲ3 περὶ τῆς Ἡραιῶν πόλεως, ὑπέρθεσιν ἔλαβε τὸ διαβούλιον ἐπὶ τοὺς δέκα.
But since an objection arose for the present, because they disputed face to face—the Eleans with the Achaeans concerning Triphylia, the Messenians (who were then allies of the Romans) concerning Asine and Pylos, and the Aetolians concerning the city of Heraea—the decision was referred to the ten commissioners.
καὶ τὰ μὲν κατὰ τὴν σύγκλητον ἐπὶ τούτοις ἦν.
And such was the state of affairs in the senate.
- 18.42.2ταύτῃ
Feminine singular dative of the demonstrative pronoun οὗτος, referring back to the preceding feminine noun ἡ σύγκλητος (the senate). It functions either as a dative of interest/judgment ('it seemed good to this body') or locative dative ('in this body').
- 18.42.5τοὺς χειριοῦντας ... καὶ βεβαιώσοντας
Future active participles in the accusative plural (from χειρίζω and βεβαιόω respectively). They modify the preceding ἄνδρας δέκα, expressing the 'purpose' of the mission ('in order to manage... and guarantee...').
- 18.42.7διὰ τὸ κατὰ πρόσωπον Ἠλείους μὲν ἀμφισβητεῖν ... Μεσσηνίους δʼ ... Αἰτωλοὺς δὲ ...
A causal prepositional phrase composed of the preposition διὰ with the articular infinitive τὸ ἀμφισβητεῖν. The accusatives Ἠλείους, Μεσσηνίους, and Αἰτωλοὺς serve as the subject of the infinitive, structured in a parallel μέν ... δέ ... δέ ... contrast, creating a complex nested clause.
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