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§33.14.1

Achaean Embassy for the Detainees and the Senate's Decision

Envoys from Achaea petitioned the Roman senate regarding the recalled detainees, but the senate resolved to maintain its existing decisions.

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§33.14.1

ὅτι1 κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον ἐν τῇ Ῥώμῃ τῶν ἐκ τῆς Ἀχαΐας πρεσβευτῶν εἰσελθόντων2 εἰς τὴν σύγκλητον περὶ τῶν ἀνακεκλημένων,3 ἔδοξε τῷ συνεδρίῳ μένειν ἐπὶ τῶν ὑποκειμένων.4 —

​That at this time in Rome, when the envoys from Achaea entered the senate concerning those who had been recalled, it was resolved by the council to abide by the existing decisions. —

Syntax notes4 items
  1. 33.14.1ὅτι

    A conjunction introducing a narrative unit in Byzantine excerpts (epitomes), typically translated as 'That...'.

  2. 33.14.1τῶν ἐκ τῆς Ἀχαΐας πρεσβευτῶν εἰσελθόντων

    Genitive absolute construction. τῶν ... πρεσβευτῶν acts as the logical subject and εἰσελθόντων as the participle, expressing temporal circumstance ('when the envoys entered').

  3. 33.14.1τῶν ἀνακεκλημένων

    Perfect participle middle-passive of ἀνακαλέω (to recall), used substantively. It refers to the Achaean hostages or detainees in Rome whose repatriation was being requested.

  4. 33.14.1μένειν ἐπὶ τῶν ὑποκειμένων

    The infinitive μένειν functions as the subject/complement of the impersonal ἔδοξε ('it was resolved'). The phrase ἐπὶ τῶν ὑποκειμένων (literally 'upon the underlying things') means 'to abide by the existing state of affairs' or 'to maintain current decisions'.

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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