- Source
- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- AI-generated (gemini-3.5-flash) — machine translation; may contain errors
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- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:27.14.1-27.14.3
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-11
When an envoy was sent from Perseus to negotiate the ransom of prisoners, a dispute arose among Rhodian politicians over whether to accept it, but they eventually reached an agreement.
ὅτι κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν ἡνίκα Περσεὺς ἐκ τοῦ πολέμου τοῦ πρὸς Ῥωμαίους ἀπελύθη, Ἀντήνορος παραγενομένου1 παρὰ τοῦ Περσέως περὶ τῆς τῶν αἰχμαλώτων διαλυτρώσεως τῶν μετὰ Διοφάνους πλεόντων, ἐνέπεσε μεγάλη τοῖς πολιτευομένοις ἀπορία περὶ τοῦ τί δέον εἴη ποιεῖν.
At the time when Perseus was released from the war against the Romans, upon the arrival of Antenor from Perseus concerning the ransom of the prisoners who had been sailing with Diophanes, a great dilemma fell upon the politicians as to what ought to be done.
τοῖς μὲν γὰρ περὶ τὸν Φιλόφρονα2 καὶ Θεαίδητον οὐδαμῶς ἤρεσκε προσδέχεσθαι τὴν τοιαύτην ἐπιπλοκήν, τοῖς δὲ περὶ τὸν Δείνωνα καὶ Πολυάρατον ἤρεσκε.
For to Philophron, Theaidetus, and their circle, it was by no means agreeable to accept such an entanglement, whereas to Deinon, Polyaratus, and their circle, it was agreeable.
καὶ τέλος ἐποιήσαντο διάταξιν πρὸς τὸν Περσέα περὶ τῆς τῶν αἰχμαλώτων διαλυτρώσεως. —
And finally they made an agreement with Perseus concerning the ransom of the prisoners.
- 27.14.1Ἀντήνορος παραγενομένου
Genitive absolute. It expresses either time ("when Antenor arrived") or cause ("since Antenor arrived"), indicating the direct occasion or cause for the subsequent dilemma among the politicians.
- 27.14.2τοῖς περὶ τὸν Φιλόφρονα
The expression using the preposition περί with the accusative to surround a central figure is an idiomatic construction referring to the "faction" or "circle" associated with that person.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (2, latest 2026-10-09)
- 2026-10-09 Collated with the printed edition — source 1
- 2026-09-21 AI review — translation 1