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§32.12.1

Attalus II Supports the Restoration of Ariarathes

Describing how Attalus II, after assuming power, supported the restoration of Ariarathes to his kingdom as his first political act.

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§32.12.1

ὅτι1 Ἄτταλος ὁ ἀδελφὸς Εὐμένους παραλαβὼν τὴν ἐξουσίαν πρῶτον ἐξήνεγκε δεῖγμα τῆς αὑτοῦ προαιρέσεως καὶ πράξεως τὴν Ἀριαράθου καταγωγὴν2 ἐπὶ τὴν βασιλείαν.

​Attalus, the brother of Eumenes, having assumed power, first exhibited the restoration of Ariarathes to his kingdom as the first proof of his own purpose and action.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 32.12.1ὅτι

    A grammatically redundant conjunction placed at the beginning of cited passages in historical excerpts to introduce the statement.

  2. 32.12.1δεῖγμα ... τὴν Ἀριαράθου καταγωγὴν

    Objects of the verb ἐξήνεγκε. τὴν Ἀριαράθου καταγωγήν serves as the direct object, while δεῖγμα functions as its predicative complement ("exhibited ... as a proof") or in apposition.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25)urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:32.12.1