Polybius ―― The Histories
§27.17.1
- Source
- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:27.17.1
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-11
A brief characterization of King Pharnaces of Pontus as the most lawless of all the kings before him.
§27.17.1
ὅτι Φαρνάκης πάντων τῶν πρὸ τοῦ βασιλέων1 ἐγένετο παρανομώτατος. —
That Pharnaces was the most lawless of all the kings before him.
Syntax notes1 item
- 27.17.1τῶν πρὸ τοῦ βασιλέων
The phrase πρὸ τοῦ is an adverbial expression meaning "of the time before" (with τοῦ acting as a demonstrative pronoun), qualifying the genitive noun βασιλέων (of the kings). The entire phrase functions as a partitive genitive (or genitive of comparison) specifying the group compared by the superlative adjective παρανομώτατος.
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