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- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-11
The Roman envoys Gaius and Gnaeus, sent to Greece by the proconsul Aulus, visited various cities to demand compliance with the senate's policy. Although they intended to accuse Lycortas, Polybius, and their party of non-cooperation at the Achaean assembly, they desisted due to lack of evidence and departed after a friendly meeting.
ὅτι1 Αὖλος κατὰ τοῦτον τὸν χρόνον ἀντιστράτηγος ὢν καὶ παραχειμάζων ἐν Θετταλίᾳ μετὰ τῶν δυνάμεων ἐξέπεμψε πρεσβευτὰς εἰς τοὺς κατὰ τὴν Ἑλλάδα τόπους Γάιον Ποπίλιον καὶ Γνάιον Ὀκτάουιον·
That at this time Aulus, being proconsul and wintering in Thessaly with his forces, sent out Gaius Popillius and Gnaeus Octavius as ambassadors to the districts of Greece;
οἳ πρῶτον μὲν εἰς Θήβας ἐλθόντες ἐπῄνεσαν καὶ παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς Θηβαίους διαφυλάττειν τὴν πρὸς Ῥωμαίους εὔνοιαν.
who, having first come to Thebes, praised and exhorted the Thebans to preserve their goodwill toward the Romans.
ἑξῆς δὲ τούτοις ἐπιπορευόμενοι τὰς ἐν Πελοποννήσῳ πόλεις ἐπιδεικνύειν ἐπειρῶντο τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὴν τῆς συγκλήτου πρᾳότητα καὶ φιλανθρωπίαν, προφερόμενοι τὰ δόγματα τὰ μικρῷ πρότερον ῥηθέντα, ἅμα δὲ διὰ τῶν λόγων παρενέφαινον ὡς εἰδότες τοὺς ἐν ἑκάσταις τῶν πόλεων παρὰ τὸ δέον ἀναχωροῦντας, ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τοὺς προπίπτοντας.
Next, visiting the cities in the Peloponnese, they tried to demonstrate to the people the leniency and humanity of the senate, producing the decrees mentioned a little earlier, and at the same time they covertly indicated in their speeches that they knew those in each of the cities who shrank back from their duty, and likewise also those who rashly rushed forward.
καὶ δῆλοι πᾶσιν ἦσαν δυσαρεστούμενοι2 τοῖς ἀναχωροῦσιν οὐχ ἧττον ἢ τοῖς ἐκφανῶς ἀντιπράττουσιν.
And it was clear to everyone that they were no less displeased with those who shrank back than with those who openly opposed them.
ἐξ ὧν τοὺς πολλοὺς εἰς ἐπίστασιν καὶ διαπόρησιν ἦγον ὑπὲρ τοῦ τί ποτʼ ἂν ἢ λέγοντες ἢ πράττοντες εὐστοχοῖεν3 τῶν παρεστώτων καιρῶν.
As a result of this, they brought the majority of people into reflection and perplexity as to what they could possibly say or do to successfully meet the present circumstances.
οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Γάιον, συναχθείσης τῆς τῶν Ἀχαιῶν ἐκκλησίας, ἐλέγοντο μὲν βεβουλεῦσθαι κατηγορήσειν τῶν περὶ τὸν Λυκόρταν καὶ τὸν Ἄρχωνα καὶ Πολύβιον, καὶ παραδείξειν ἀλλοτρίους ὑπάρχοντας τῆς. τῶν Ῥωμαίων αἱρέσεως καὶ τὴν ἡσυχίαν ἄγοντας κατὰ τὸ παρόν, οὐ φύσει τοιούτους ὄντας, ἀλλὰ παρατηροῦντας τὰ συμβαίνοντα καὶ τοῖς καιροῖς ἐφεδρεύοντας.
And when the assembly of the Achaeans convened, Gaius and his colleague were said to have resolved to accuse Lycortas, Archon, and Polybius and their party, and to demonstrate that they were estranged from the cause of the Romans and were keeping quiet for the present, being not such by nature, but watching the turn of events and waiting for their opportunity.
οὐ μὴν ἐθάρρησαν τοῦτο ποιῆσαι διὰ τὸ μηδεμίαν εὔλογον ἀφορμὴν ἔχειν κατὰ τῶν προειρημένων ἀνδρῶν.
Yet they did not venture to do this, because they had no reasonable ground against the aforementioned men.
διὸ συναχθείσης αὐτοῖς τῆς βουλῆς εἰς Αἴγιον, ἀσπαστικήν τε καὶ παρακλητικὴν ποιησάμενοι τὴν πρὸς τοὺς Ἀχαιοὺς ἔντευξιν ἀπέπλευσαν εἰς τὴν Αἰτωλίαν.
Therefore, the council being convened for them at Aegium, after making their address to the Achaeans both friendly and encouraging, they sailed away to Aetolia.
- 28.3.1ὅτι
An introductory conjunction placed at the beginning of a chapter or section in excerpts or epitomes, introducing a noun clause standing independently, meaning "that...".
- 28.3.5δῆλοι πᾶσιν ἦσαν δυσαρεστούμενοι
A personal construction of the adjective δῆλος and the verb εἰμί with a participle (δυσαρεστούμενοι), where the adjective agrees with the subject. It is equivalent to an impersonal construction: "it was clear to everyone that they were displeased."
- 28.3.6τί ποτʼ ἂν ἢ λέγοντες ἢ πράττοντες εὐστοχοῖεν
A potential optative with ἄν (ἂν ... εὐστοχοῖεν) in an indirect deliberative question. It is not an optative of oblique mood triggered by the past tense of the main clause (ἦγον), but rather preserves the potential construction of the direct question. The verb εὐστοχέω takes a genitive object (τῶν παρεστώτων καιρῶν).
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