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- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:29.14.1-29.14.4
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-11
During the Macedonian campaign, Nasica and Fabius Maximus volunteer to lead a flanking maneuver, prompting Aemilius to grant them a force corresponding to Nasica's own letter, while the Romans stoutly defend themselves using their shields.
πρῶτος δὲ τῶν παρόντων ὁ Νασικᾶς ἐπικαλούμενος Σκιπίων, γαμβρὸς Ἀφρικανοῦ Σκιπίωνος, ὕστερον δὲ μέγιστον ἐν τῇ συγκλήτῳ δυνηθείς,1 ὑπεδέξατο τῆς κυκλώσεως ἡγεμὼν γενέσθαι.
First among those present, Scipio surnamed Nasica, the son-in-law of Scipio Africanus, who later attained the greatest influence in the senate, undertook to be the leader of the flanking movement.
δεύτερος δὲ Φάβιος Μάξιμος ὁ πρεσβύτατος τῶν Αἰμιλίου παίδων, ἔτι μειράκιον ὤν, ἀνέστη προθυμούμενος.
Secondly, Fabius Maximus, the eldest of Aemilius’ children, being still a youth, stood up eagerly.
ἡσθεὶς οὖν ὁ Αἰμίλιος δίδωσιν αὐτοῖς οὐχ ὅσους Πολύβιος εἴρηκεν, ἀλλʼ ὅσους αὐτὸς ὁ Νασικᾶς λαβεῖν φησι,2 γεγραφὼς περὶ τῶν πράξεων τούτων ἐπιστόλιον πρός τινα τῶν βασιλέων. —
Aemilius therefore, being pleased, gave them not as many as Polybius has stated, but as many as Nasica himself says he took, having written a letter about these deeds to a certain king. —
τῇ δυνάμει3 τῆς πάρμης καὶ τῶν Λιγυστικῶν θυρεῶν ἀντεῖχον ἐρρωμένως οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι. —
The Romans held out stoutly by the strength of their small round shields and Ligurian oblong shields. —
- 29.14.1μέγιστον ἐν τῇ συγκλήτῳ δυνηθείς
The participle "δυνηθείς" is the aorist of "δύναμαι" (to have power or influence), modified by the adverbial neuter singular accusative "μέγιστον" (most, to the greatest degree), describing a subsequent state of "having attained the greatest influence in the senate."
- 29.14.3ὅσους αὐτὸς ὁ Νασικᾶς λαβεῖν φησι
A relative clause with an omitted antecedent (such as "τοσούτους"). The relative pronoun "ὅσους" functions as the direct object of the infinitive "λαβεῖν" (to receive). The subject of "λαβεῖν" is omitted because it is identical to the subject of "φησι", which is "ὁ Νασικᾶς".
- 29.14.4τῇ δυνάμει
A dative of means or cause modifying the main verb "ἀντεῖχον" (held out/resisted), meaning "by the strength of" or "by virtue of the power of" the shields.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-22)
- 2026-09-22 AI review — source 1