- Source
- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-12
The text notes that the geographical distances in a straight line to India are identical in the accounts of Artemidorus and Eratosthenes, and adds that Polybius considers Eratosthenes the most trustworthy authority for those eastern regions.
τὰ δʼ ἐπʼ εὐθείας τούτοις1 μέχρι τῆς Ἰνδικῆς τὰ αὐτὰ κεῖται καὶ παρὰ τῷ Ἀρτεμιδώρῳ, ἅπερ καὶ παρὰ τῷ Ἐρατοσθένει. λέγει δὲ καὶ Πολύβιος περὶ τῶν ἐκεῖ μάλιστα δεῖν πιστεύειν ἐκείνῳ.2
And the distances in a straight line with these as far as India are laid down as the same in Artemidorus as they are indeed in Eratosthenes. And Polybius also says that, concerning the regions there, one must believe him most of all.
- 34.13.1τούτοις
Dative of the demonstrative pronoun, referring back to the previously discussed routes or points from Apollonia to Byzantium. Combined with the phrase ἐπʼ εὐθείας ('in a straight line'), it designates the eastward extension of this line towards India.
- 34.13.1ἐκείνῳ
Dative of the demonstrative pronoun, referring back to Eratosthenes (Ἐρατοσθένει). Chronologically, Polybius lived before Artemidorus, meaning Polybius could not have referred to Artemidorus; thus, 'him' must refer to Eratosthenes as the primary geographical authority on the East.
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