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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-grc2:5.74.1-5.74.9
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-09
Garsyeris pursues the fleeing Selgians and approaches their city. In desperation, the Selgians send Logbasis as an ambassador, but he betrays his country and conspires with Garsyeris to hand over the city to Achaeus while spinning out the treaty negotiations.
ὁ δὲ Γαρσύηρις ἀναζεύξας ἐκ ποδὸς εἵπετο τοῖς φεύγουσι, σπεύδων διελθεῖν τὰς δυσχωρίας καὶ συνεγγίσαι τῇ πόλει πρὶν ἢ στῆναι καὶ βουλεύσασθαί τι τοὺς πεφευγότας1 ὑπὲρ τῆς αὑτοῦ παρουσίας.
Garsyeris, breaking up his camp, followed immediately on the heels of the fugitives, eager to pass through the difficult terrain and approach the city before the fled ones could make a stand and take any counsel regarding his arrival.
οὗτος μὲν οὖν ἧκε μετὰ τῆς δυνάμεως πρὸς τὴν πόλιν·
So he arrived near the city with his forces;
οἱ δὲ Σελγεῖς δυσελπιστοῦντες μὲν ἐπὶ τοῖς συμμάχοις διὰ τὴν κοινὴν περιπέτειαν, ἐκπεπληγμένοι δὲ ταῖς ψυχαῖς διὰ τὸ γεγονὸς ἀτύχημα, περίφοβοι τελέως ἦσαν καὶ περὶ σφῶν αὐτῶν καὶ περὶ τῆς πατρίδος.
but the Selgians, despairing of their allies because of the common disaster, and utterly disheartened by the misfortune that had occurred, were in complete terror both for themselves and for their country.
διὸ συνελθόντες εἰς ἐκκλησίαν ἐβουλεύσαντο πρεσβευτὴν ἐκπέμπειν ἕνα τῶν πολιτῶν Λόγβασιν, ὃς ἐγεγόνει μὲν ἐπὶ πολὺ συνήθης καὶ ξένος Ἀντιόχου τοῦ μεταλλάξαντος τὸν βίον ἐπὶ Θρᾴκης, δοθείσης δʼ ἐν παρακαταθήκῃ καὶ Λαοδίκης αὐτῷ2 τῆς Ἀχαιοῦ γενομένης γυναικός, ἐτετρόφει ταύτην ὡς θυγατέρα καὶ διαφερόντως ἐπεφιλοστοργήκει τὴν παρθένον.
Therefore, assembling in their assembly, they resolved to send as an ambassador Logbasis, one of their citizens, who had for a long time been a close friend and guest of Antiochus who had ended his life in Thrace; and as Laodice, who afterwards became the wife of Achaeus, had been entrusted to his care, he had brought her up as his daughter and had cherished the maiden with extraordinary affection.
διʼ ἃ νομίζοντες οἱ Σελγεῖς εὐφυέστατον ἔχειν πρεσβευτὴν πρὸς τὰ περιεστῶτα τοῦτον ἐξαπέστειλαν·
For these reasons, the Selgians, thinking him to be the most suitable ambassador for the present circumstances, dispatched him.
ὃς ποιησάμενος ἰδίᾳ τὴν ἔντευξιν πρὸς Γαρσύηριν, τοσοῦτο κατὰ τὴν προαίρεσιν ἀπέσχε τοῦ βοηθεῖν τῇ πατρίδι κατὰ τὸ δέον ὥστε3 τἀναντία παρεκάλει τὸν Γαρσύηριν σπουδῇ πέμπειν ἐπὶ τὸν Ἀχαιόν, ἀναδεχόμενος ἐγχειριεῖν αὐτοῖς τὴν πόλιν.
He, having had a private interview with Garsyeris, was so far in his purpose from helping his country as he ought, that, on the contrary, he urged Garsyeris to send in haste to Achaeus, promising to hand over the city to them.
ὁ μὲν οὖν Γαρσύηρις, δεξάμενος ἑτοίμως τὴν ἐλπίδα, πρὸς μὲν τὸν Ἀχαιὸν ἐξέπεμψε τοὺς ἐπισπασομένους καὶ διασαφήσοντας περὶ τῶν ἐνεστώτων, πρὸς δὲ τοὺς Σελγεῖς ἀνοχὰς ποιησάμενος εἷλκε τὸν χρόνον τῶν συνθηκῶν, αἰὲν ὑπὲρ τῶν κατὰ μέρος ἀντιλογίας καὶ σκήψεις εἰσφερόμενος χάριν τοῦ προσδέξασθαι μὲν τὸν Ἀχαιόν, δοῦναι δʼ ἀναστροφὴν4 τῷ Λογβάσει πρὸς τὰς ἐντεύξεις
Garsyeris, readily embracing this hope, dispatched to Achaeus those who would invite him and explain the present situation; but with the Selgians, having made a truce, he spun out the time of the treaty, always raising objections and excuses concerning details, for the sake of awaiting Achaeus and giving Logbasis time for his negotiations.
- 5.74.1πρὶν ἢ στῆναι καὶ βουλεύσασθαί τι τοὺς πεφευγότας
The conjunction πρὶν ἤ is used here with the infinitives (στῆναι and βουλεύσασθαι). The accusative phrase τοὺς πεφευγότας acts as the subject of these infinitives.
- 5.74.5δοθείσης δʼ ἐν παρακαταθήκῃ καὶ Λαοδίκης αὐτῷ
A genitive absolute construction formed by δοθείσης and Λαοδίκης. αὐτῷ is a dative of indirect object indicating to whom she was entrusted. The particle καί functions adverbially ("also" or "even"), emphasizing the additional bond.
- 5.74.7τοσοῦτο κατὰ τὴν προαίρεσιν ἀπέσχε τοῦ βοηθεῖν... ὥστε
A result clause introduced by ὥστε, correlative with τοσοῦτο. The genitive infinitive τοῦ βοηθεῖν functions as the complement of the verb of separation ἀπέσχε (to be far from).
- 5.74.9χάριν τοῦ προσδέξασθαι μὲν τὸν Ἀχαιόν, δοῦναι δʼ ἀναστροφὴν
The quasi-prepositional genitive χάριν (for the sake of) governs the two genitive infinitives τοῦ προσδέξασθαι and (τοῦ) δοῦναι. τὸν Ἀχαιόν is the accusative object of the first infinitive, while ἀναστροφήν is the direct object of the second infinitive δοῦναι.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — note 1