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Polybius · The Histories §21.40.1

Proverb Arising from the Affairs of Ariarathes

Passage 1002 of 1311 · Greek

Summary

A highly damaged fragment referring to a proverb arising from the affair of Ariarathes and the actions of certain people toward the enemy.

§21.40.1ἐν η τῆς πράξεως τῆς περὶ τὸν Ἀριαράθην εἰς τὴν παροιμίαν· ἔχοντες γὰρ π διετε οι τοῖς πολεμίοις ἐγένοντο.
In which [book, there is a reference] to the proverb in the affair concerning Ariarathes; for having p... they became diete...oi to the enemy.

Notes

  1. 21.40.1ἐν ᾗ — Feminine singular relative pronoun, which, in the context of historical excerpts, is usually understood with the omission of 'book' (βίβλῳ).
  2. 21.40.1εἰς τὴν παροιμίαν — The verb is omitted; this is an excerptor's summarizing phrase where a verb like 'arrives at' or 'refers to' (e.g., ἥκει, ἀναφέρει) is understood.
  3. 21.40.1π — The ending of the word is lost due to a lacuna in the manuscript (possibly a word like πλεῖον).
  4. 21.40.1διετε οι — The text is damaged, making secure reconstruction difficult, but it is likely a remnant of a verb or participle form like διετέλουν or διατελοῦντες.

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Polybius, The Histories §21.40.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:21.40.1

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