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Diodorus Siculus · Bibliotheca Historica §16.36.1-16.36.5

Phayllus' Preparations and Contemporary Affairs

Passage 544 of 723 · Greek

Summary

Describes the military preparations of Phayllus after Onomarchus' death, the deaths of Mausolus of Caria and Clearchus of Heracleia, the conflict between Etruscans and Romans, and the factional struggles in Syracuse leading to the rule of Hipparinus.

§16.36.1μετὰ δὲ τὴν Ὀνομάρχου τελευτὴν διεδέξατο τὴν Φωκέων ἡγεμονίαν ὁ ἀδελφὸς Φάυλλος.
After the death of Onomarchus, his brother Phayllus succeeded to the leadership of the Phocians.
οὗτος δὲ τὴν γεγενημένην συμφορὰν διορθούμενος μισθοφόρων τε πλῆθος ἤθροιζε, διπλασιάσας τοὺς εἰωθότας μισθούς, καὶ παρὰ τῶν συμμάχων βοήθειαν μετεπέμψατο· κατεσκευάζετο δὲ καὶ ὅπλων πλῆθος καὶ νόμισμα κατέκοψε χρυσοῦν τε καὶ ἀργυροῦν.
Seeking to repair the disaster that had occurred, he gathered a large number of mercenaries by doubling the customary pay, and summoned assistance from the allies; he also prepared a large quantity of arms and struck gold and silver coinage.
§16.36.2ὑπὸ δὲ τοὺς αὐτοὺς καιροὺς Μαύσωλος ὁ Καρίας δυνάστης ἐτελεύτησεν ἄρξας ἔτη εἴκοσι τέσσαρα, τὴν δὲ ἀρχὴν διαδεξαμένη Ἀρτεμισία ἡ ἀδελφὴ καὶ γυνὴ ἐδυνάστευσεν ἔτη δύο.
Around the same time, Mausolus, the ruler of Caria, died after a reign of twenty-four years, and Artemisia, his sister and wife, having succeeded to the rule, governed for two years.
§16.36.3Κλέαρχος δʼ ὁ Ἡρακλείας τύραννος Διονυσίων ὄντων ἐπὶ θέαν βαδίζων ἀνῃρέθη,ἄρξας ἔτη δεκαδύο· τὴν δὲ ἀρχὴν διαδεξάμενος ὁ υἱὸς Τιμόθεος ἦρξεν ἔτη πεντεκαίδεκα.
Clearchus, the tyrant of Heracleia, was assassinated while going to a spectacle during the festival of the Dionysia, after a reign of twelve years; his son Timotheus, having succeeded to the rule, governed for fifteen years.
§16.36.4Τυρρηνοὶ δὲ διαπολεμοῦντες Ῥωμαίοις ἐπόρθησαν πολλὴν τῆς πολεμίας χώρας καὶ μέχρι τοῦ Τιβέρεως καταδραμόντες ἐπανῆλθον εἰς τὴν οἰκείαν.
The Etruscans, carrying on war with the Romans, ravaged much of the enemy's territory, and after overrunning it as far as the Tiber, returned to their own land.
§16.36.5ἐν δὲ ταῖς Συρακούσσαις στάσεως γενομένης τοῖς Δίωνος φίλοις πρὸς Κάλλιππον οἱ μὲν τοῦ Δίωνος φίλοι ἡττηθέντες ἔφυγον εἰς τοὺς Λεοντίνους· μετὰ δέ τινα χρόνον Ἱππαρίνου τοῦ Διονυσίου καταπλεύσαντος εἰς τὰς Συρακούσσας μετὰ δυνάμεως ὁ μὲν Κάλλιππος ἡττηθεὶς ἐξέπεσεν τῆς πόλεως, Ἱππαρῖνος δὲ ἀνακτησάμενος τὴν πατρῴαν δυναστείαν ἦρξεν ἔτη δύο.
In Syracuse, when a factional strife arose between the friends of Dion and Callippus, the friends of Dion were defeated and fled to Leontini; but after some time, when Hipparinus, the son of Dionysius, sailed into Syracuse with a force, Callippus was defeated and driven out of the city, and Hipparinus, having recovered his father's dominion, ruled for two years.

Notes

  1. 16.36.1διορθούμενος — The present participle expresses attempt or intention ('seeking to repair' or 'trying to correct'), referring to the effort to recover from the disaster (συμφοράν) suffered by Onomarchus in the previous section.
  2. 16.36.3Διονυσίων ὄντων — Genitive absolute construction consisting of the noun Διονύσια (the festival of Dionysia) and the participle of εἰμί, indicating time: 'while the Dionysia was being held' or 'during the Dionysia.'
  3. 16.36.5στάσεως γενομένης τοῖς Δίωνος φίλοις πρὸς Κάλλιππον — A genitive absolute construction (στάσεως γενομένης). The dative τοῖς Δίωνος φίλοις indicates the parties involved ('for/among the friends of Dion'), with πρός marking the opposing party ('against Callippus').
  4. 16.36.5Ἱππαρίνου τοῦ Διονυσίου — The genitive τοῦ Διονυσίου following the proper name is a common classical Greek ellipsis for 'the son of' (omitting υἱός). Thus it means 'Hipparinus, the son of Dionysius.'

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Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica §16.36.1-16.36.5. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.humanitext-grc4:16.36.1-16.36.5

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