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§31.32.1-31.32.3

Envoys Sent to Rome by Kings of Asia Minor

Prusias and Eumenes send envoys to Rome respectively to accuse and defend, while King Ariarathes of Cappadocia sends a gold crown and envoys to express his complete submission to Rome.

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§31.32.1

ὅτι1 κατὰ τὴν Ἀσίαν Προυσίας μὲν ἐξέπεμψεν εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην πρεσβευτὰς μετὰ Γαλατῶν τοὺς κατηγορήσοντας2 Εὐμένους, οὗτος δὲ πάλιν τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἄτταλον ἐξαπέστειλεν ἀπολογησόμενον πρὸς τὰς διαβολάς.

​That, in Asia, Prusias sent envoys to Rome along with the Galatians to accuse Eumenes; ​and that the latter in turn dispatched his brother Attalus to make his defence against these accusations;

§31.32.3

Ἀριαράθης δὲ τῇ τε Ῥώμῃ στέφανον ἀπὸ χρυσῶν μυρίων3 ἔπεμψε καὶ πρεσβευτὰς τοὺς διασαφήσοντας τῇ συγκλήτῳ τὴν πρὸς τὸν Τεβέριον ἀπάντησιν4 αὐτοῦ καὶ καθόλου παρακαλέσοντας διασαφεῖν ὑπὲρ ὧν ἂν δέωνται, διότι πᾶν ποιήσειν ἕτοιμός ἐστι Ῥωμαίοις τὸ παραγγελλόμενον. —

​and that Ariarathes sent to Rome a crown of the value of ten thousand gold pieces, and also envoys to explain to the senate his meeting with Tiberius, and generally to request them to state clearly what they required, because he was ready to do everything that was commanded of him by the Romans.

Syntax notes4 items
  1. 31.32.1ὅτι

    The sentence opens with ὅτι ('that'), which is characteristic of the epitomised manuscripts (Epitome) of Polybius' Histories, presenting the main point of the original narrative. The main verb on which this clause would depend is omitted.

  2. 31.32.1τοὺς κατηγορήσοντας

    The future active participle with the article denotes purpose ('those who were to accuse'), meaning 'envoys to accuse'. The same construction is found in §31.32.3 with τοὺς διασαφήσοντας and παρακαλέσοντας.

  3. 31.32.3ἀπὸ χρυσῶν μυρίων

    The preposition ἀπό indicates the material or value. Here it means 'made of gold to the value of ten thousand gold pieces'. The word χρυσῶν is the genitive plural of the substantivised adjective χρυσοῦς, referring here to gold coins (usually staters).

  4. 31.32.3τὴν πρὸς τὸν Τεβέριον ἀπάντησιν

    The noun ἀπάντησις (meeting, reception) here refers to Ariarathes V's reception of or meeting with the Roman embassy led by Tiberius Gracchus (Sempronius Gracchus).

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
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