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- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-09
The treachery of Logbasis is discovered and he is killed by the citizens, who rally together to repulse the attacks of Achaeus and Garsyeris, eventually securing a peace treaty.
σοντας τοῖς προκειμένοις·1 ὁ δὲ Λόγβασις ἀποδοὺς τὸ σύνθημα τοῦ καιροῦ τοῖς ὑπεναντίοις ἡτοίμαζε τοὺς ἡθροισμένους κατὰ τὴν οἰκίαν, διεσκευάζετο δὲ καὶ καθωπλίζετο μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτὸς ἅμα πρὸς τὸν κίνδυνον.
...to put a conclusion to the proposed terms. Meanwhile, Logbasis, having given the signal of the opportunity to the enemy, made ready those who had been assembled in his house, and he himself along with his sons prepared and armed himself for the danger.
τῶν δὲ πολεμίων ὁ μὲν Ἀχαιὸς τοὺς [μὲν] ἡμίσεις ἔχων προέβαινε πρὸς αὐτὴν τὴν πόλιν, ὁ δὲ Γαρσύηρις τοὺς ὑπολειπομένους ἀναλαβὼν προῆγεν ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ Κεσβέδιον καλούμενον. τοῦτο δʼ ἐστὶ μὲν Διὸς ἱερόν, κεῖται δʼ εὐφυῶς κατὰ τῆς πόλεως·2 ἄκρας γὰρ λαμβάνει διάθεσιν.
Of the enemy, Achaeus with half of the forces was advancing towards the city itself, while Garsyeris, taking the remainder, led them towards the place called Kesbedion. This is a temple of Zeus, and is situated advantageously overlooking the city, occupying the position of an acropolis.
συνθεασαμένου δέ τινος κατὰ τύχην αἰπόλου τὸ συμβαῖνον καὶ προσαγγείλαντος πρὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, οἱ μὲν ἐπὶ τὸ Κεσβέδιον ὥρμων μετὰ σπουδῆς, οἱ δʼ ἐπὶ τὰ φυλακεῖα, τὸ δὲ πλῆθος ὑπὸ τὸν θυμὸν ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ Λογβάσιος.
But a certain goatherd, having by chance witnessed what was happening, reported it to the assembly, whereupon some rushed in haste to the Kesbedion, others to the guard-posts, and the multitude in anger rushed to the house of Logbasis.
καταφανοῦς δὲ τῆς πράξεως γενομένης, οἱ μὲν αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸ τέγος ἀναβάντες, οἱ δὲ ταῖς αὐλείοις βιασάμενοι, τόν τε Λόγβασιν καὶ τοὺς υἱούς, ἅμα δὲ καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους πάντας αὐτοῦ κατεφόνευσαν.
Since the deed had become manifest, some of them went up onto the roof, while others, forcing their way through the outer gates, slaughtered Logbasis and his sons, and at the same time all the others who were there.
μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα κηρύξαντες τοῖς δούλοις ἐλευθερίαν καὶ διελόντες σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐβοήθουν ἐπὶ τοὺς εὐκαίρους τῶν τόπων.
After this, having proclaimed freedom to the slaves and divided themselves into groups, they went to reinforce the critical positions.
ὁ μὲν οὖν Γαρσύηρις ἰδὼν προκατεχόμενον τὸ Κεσβέδιον ἀπέστη τῆς προθέσεως·
Thus Garsyeris, seeing that the Kesbedion was already occupied, desisted from his purpose.
τοῦ δʼ Ἀχαιοῦ βιαζομένου πρὸς αὐτὰς τὰς πύλας ἐξελθόντες οἱ Σελγεῖς ἑπτακοσίους μὲν κατέβαλον τῶν Μυσῶν, τοὺς δὲ λοιποὺς ἀπέστησαν τῆς ὁρμῆς.
Although Achaeus was forcing his way towards the very gates, the Selgians sallied out, cut down seven hundred of the Mysians, and turned the rest from their assault.
μετὰ δὲ ταύτην τὴν πρᾶξιν ὁ μὲν Ἀχαιὸς καὶ Γαρσύηρις ἀνεχώρησαν εἰς τὴν αὑτῶν παρεμβολήν, οἱ δὲ Σελγεῖς, δεδιότες μὲν τὰς ἐν αὑτοῖς στάσεις, δεδιότες δὲ καὶ τὴν τῶν πολεμίων ἐπιστρατοπεδείαν, ἐξέπεμψαν μεθʼ ἱκετηριῶν τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους, καὶ σπονδὰς ποιησάμενοι διελύσαντο τὸν πόλεμον ἐπὶ τούτοις, ἐφʼ ᾧ3 παραχρῆμα μὲν δοῦναι τετρακόσια τάλαντα καὶ τοὺς τῶν Πεδνηλισσέων αἰχμαλώτους, μετὰ δέ τινα χρόνον ἕτερα προσθεῖναι τριακόσια.
After this action, Achaeus and Garsyeris retreated to their own camp. But the Selgians, fearing the factions among themselves and also fearing the encampment of the enemy against them, sent out their elders with olive-branches of supplication, and having made a treaty, brought the war to an end on the following terms: that they should immediately pay four hundred talents and restore the prisoners of the Pednelissians, and after a certain time add another three hundred.
Σελγεῖς μὲν οὖν διὰ τὴν Λογβάσιος ἀσέβειαν τῇ πατρίδι κινδυνεύσαντες, διὰ τὴν σφετέραν εὐτολμίαν τήν τε πατρίδα διετήρησαν καὶ τὴν ἐλευθερίαν οὐ κατῄσχυναν καὶ τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν αὐτοῖς
Thus the Selgians, having brought their country into danger through the impiety of Logbasis, preserved their fatherland through their own courage, did not disgrace their freedom, and preserved that which belonged to them...
- 5.76.1σοντας τοῖς προκειμένοις
The ending of the future participle ἐπιθήσοντας, continuing from ὡς ἐπιθή- at the end of the previous chunk. The construction ὡς with a future participle expresses the purpose or pretext of the subject, 'as if to put a conclusion'.
- 5.76.2κεῖται δʼ εὐφυῶς κατὰ τῆς πόλεως
The preposition κατά with the genitive case (τῆς πόλεως) indicates a geographical relation, meaning 'overlooking the city' or 'situated above the city'.
- 5.76.10ἐφʼ ᾧ
The expression ἐφʼ ᾧ (or ἐφʼ ᾧτε) followed by an infinitive (here, δοῦναι and προσθεῖναι) is an idiomatic construction used to introduce the specific conditions of a treaty or agreement, meaning 'on the condition that'.