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Polybius · The Histories §22.2.1

Roman Envoys at Cleitor and Debate on Sparta

Passage 1011 of 1311 · Greek

Summary

This section outlines the arrival of Roman ambassadors at Cleitor, the convening of the Achaean assembly during the 148th Olympiad, and the subsequent debates and decisions regarding Lacedaemonian affairs.

§22.2.1ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ὀγδόην καὶ μ# ὀλυμπιάδα πρὸς ταῖς ρ# παρουσία ἐγένετο πρεσβευτῶν Ῥωμαίων εἰς Κλείτορα καὶ σύνοδος τῶν Ἀχαιῶν.
That during the 148th Olympiad the arrival of Roman ambassadors in Cleitor and a meeting of the Achaeans took place.
καὶ οἱ ῥηθέντες ὑπὸ ἀμφοτέρων λόγοι περὶ τῶν κατὰ Λακεδαίμονα πραγμάτων καὶ τὰ δόξαντα τοῖς Ἀχαιοῖς.
Also the speeches delivered by both sides concerning the affairs in Lacedaemon, and the decisions made by the Achaeans.
ταῦτα κεφαλαιωδῶς.
These are summarized.

Notes

  1. §22.2.1ὀγδόην καὶ μ# ὀλυμπιάδα πρὸς ταῖς ρ# — A numeral expression in Greek letters, meaning the "148th Olympiad" where ὀγδόην (8th) and μ# (40) are added (πρὸς) to ρ# (100).
  2. §22.2.1ὅτι — A conjunction commonly used in historical epitomes and tables of contents to introduce an objective statement ("that..."), where main verbs are often omitted, leaving noun phrases in apposition.
  3. §22.2.1τὰ δόξαντα — The neuter plural substantial participle of the aorist active of δοκέω (to seem good, to resolve). Together with the dative τοῖς Ἀχαιοῖς, it forms an idiomatic expression meaning "the decisions made by the Achaeans" (literally, "things that seemed good to the Achaeans").

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Polybius, The Histories §22.2.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:22.2.1

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