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Dionysius of Halicarnassus · Roman Antiquities §14.7.1

Sulpicius Rufus' Military Renown and Moderate Politics

Passage 899 of 962 · Greek

Summary

Describes Sulpicius Rufus as a man distinguished in military actions and committed to a moderate political course.

§14.7.1ὅτι Σολπίκιος Ῥοῦφος ἐπίκλησιν ἀνὴρ ἦν ἔν τε ταῖς πολεμικαῖς πράξεσιν ἐπιφανὴς καὶ πολιτείας προαίρεσιν ἐζηλωκὼς τὴν διὰ μέσου.
That Sulpicius, surnamed Rufus, was a man distinguished in military deeds and one who aspired to a middle-of-the-road political policy.

Notes

  1. §14.7.1ἐπίκλησιν — Accusative of respect (or adverbial accusative). The accusative form of the noun ἐπίκλησις, functioning adverbially to mean "by name" or "surnamed."
  2. §14.7.1τὴν διὰ μέσου — Attributive prepositional phrase with the article. It modifies the preceding noun phrase πολιτείας προαίρεσιν from behind, meaning a "moderate" or "middle-of-the-road" political policy.

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities §14.7.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:14.7.1

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