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Polybius · The Histories §16.40.1-16.40.7

Geographical and Ethnographical Fragments

Passage 889 of 1311 · Greek

Summary

A series of brief geographical and ethnographical fragments cited from the sixteenth book of Polybius' Histories, concerning various place-names, cities, and tribes in regions such as Chios, Palestine, Caria, Ceos, and Italy.

§16.40.1Βαβράντιον, τόπος περὶ Χίον.
Babrantion, a place near Chios.
Πολύβιος ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ.
Polybius in the sixteenth [book].
Γίττα, πόλις Παλαιστίνης.
Gitta, a city of Palestine.
§16.40.2Πολύβιος ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ.
Polybius in the sixteenth [book].
Ἕλλα, §16.40.3χωρίον Ἀσίας, Ἀττάλου βασιλέως ἐμπόριον.
Hella, a place of Asia, a trading station of King Attalus.
Πολύβιος ι#2#.
Polybius, 16.
Ἴνσοβροι, ἔθνος Ἰταλικόν.
Insobri, an Italian nation.
§16.40.4Πολύβιος ι#2#.
Polybius, 16.
Κάνδασα.
Kandasa.
§16.40.5φρούριον Καρίας.
a fortress of Caria.
Πολύβιος ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ.
Polybius in the sixteenth [book].
Κάρθαια, μία τῆς ἐν Κέῳ τετραπόλεως.
Carthaea, one of the four-city league in Ceos.
§16.40.6οἱ οἰκοῦντες Καρθαεῖς.
the inhabitants are Carthaeans.
Πολύβιος ι#2#.
Polybius, 16.
Μάντυα, πόλις Ῥωμαίων.
Mantua, a city of the Romans.
§16.40.7τὸ ἐθνικὸν Μαντυανός.
the ethnic name is Mantuanus.
Πολύβιος ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ.
Polybius in the sixteenth [book].

Notes

  1. §16.40.1ἑκκαιδεκάτῳ — Dative feminine singular. The noun `βίβλῳ` (book) is omitted, meaning 'in the sixteenth book' to indicate the source.
  2. §16.40.3ι#2# — A corruption or lacuna in the manuscript. Contextually, it is assumed to be an unclear trace of the Greek alphabetic numeral `ις΄` (16), referring to the sixteenth book.
  3. §16.40.5μία τῆς ἐν Κέῳ τετραπόλεως — `τετραπόλεως` is the genitive singular of `τετράπολις` ('tetrapolis' or 'four cities'). It refers to the league of the four cities on the island of Ceos (Carthaea, Ioulis, Coressia, and Poieessa).
  4. §16.40.7τὸ ἐθνικόν — A grammatical term meaning 'ethnic name' or the 'gentilic adjective' derived from a place-name. This entry reflects the typical format of Byzantine geographical lexicons (such as Stephanus of Byzantium's Ethnica).

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