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§8.38b.1-8.38b.2

The City of Ankara and Endurance Faced with Punishment

Section 8.38b.1 mentions the Italian city of Ankara and its demonym, while section 8.38b.2 describes an individual who resolved to endure all hardships while clinging to uncertain hopes in the face of obvious punishment.

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§8.38b.1

Ἄγκαρα, πόλις Ἰταλίας. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἀγκαράτης, ὡς Πολύβιος ὀγδόῃ.1

​Ankara, a city of Italy. The ethnic name is Ankarates, as Polybius has it in his eighth book.

§8.38b.2

λοιπὸν2 τοῖς ἀδήλοις ἐλπίσι προσανέχων3 διὰ τὸ πρόδηλον τῆς τιμωρίας πᾶν ἔκρινεν ὑπομένειν.

​Therefore, clinging to uncertain hopes because the punishment was obvious, he decided to endure everything.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 8.38b.1ὀγδόῃ

    A dative feminine singular adjective. The noun βίβλῳ (book) and the preposition ἐν are omitted, meaning 'in the eighth book (of the Histories)'.

  2. 8.38b.2λοιπὸν

    The neuter accusative singular of the adjective used adverbially to connect the context, meaning 'therefore' or 'consequently, the only remaining option being...'.

  3. 8.38b.2προσανέχων

    A present active participle in the nominative masculine singular, modifying the omitted subject of the main clause. It governs the dative τοῖς ἀδήλοις ἐλπίσι, meaning 'clinging to' or 'relying on'.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (3, latest 2026-10-09)
  • 2026-10-09 Collated with the printed edition — source 3
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