Polybius ―― The Histories
§8.14b.1
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- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-08
This chunk consists of brief geographical fragments from Polybius's Book 8, concerning the Illyrian tribe of the Dassaretae and the city of Uscana.
§8.14b.1
Δασσαρῆται ἔθνος Ἰλλυρίας· Πολύβιος ὀγδόῳ.1 Ὕσκανα πόλις Ἰλλυρίδος2 οὐδετέρως·3 Πολύβιος η#.
Dassaretae, a tribe of Illyria; Polybius in the eighth book. 𐀀 Uscana, a city of Illyris, in the neuter; Polybius in the eighth book.
Syntax notes3 items
- 8.14b.1ὀγδόῳ
Dative singular of the ordinal ὄγδοος, with the noun βιβλίῳ ('book') omitted, functioning as 'in the eighth book'.
- 8.14b.1Ἰλλυρίδος
Genitive singular of the feminine noun Ἰλλυρίς ('Illyris', another name for Illyria), used in parallel with Ἰλλυρίας in the first entry.
- 8.14b.1οὐδετέρως
A grammatical adverb meaning 'in the neuter gender', indicating that the city name Ὕσκανα is treated as a neuter noun.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (2, latest 2026-10-09)
- 2026-10-09 Collated with the printed edition — source 2