§39.2.1Πολύβιος δὲ τὰ συμβάντα περὶ τὴν ἅλωσιν ἐν οἴκτου μέρει λέγων προστίθησι καὶ τὴν στρατιωτικὴν ὀλιγωρίαν τὴν περὶ τὰ τῶν τεχνῶν ἔργα καὶ τὰ ἀναθήματα· §39.2.2φησὶ γὰρ ἰδεῖν παρὼν ἐρριμμένους πίνακας ἐπʼ ἐδάφους, πεττεύοντας δὲ τοὺς στρατιώτας ἐπὶ τούτων. §39.2.3ὀνομάζει δʼ αὐτῶν Ἀριστείδου γραφὴν τοῦ Διονύσου, ἐφʼ οὗ τινες εἰρῆσθαί φασι τὸ "3Οὐδὲν πρὸς τὸν Διόνυσον"3, καὶ τὸν Ἡρακλέα τὸν καταπονούμενον τῷ τῆς Δηιανείρας χιτῶνι. —
Polybius, in speaking of the events surrounding the capture by way of lamentation, adds also the military indifference toward the works of art and the votive offerings;‧ for he says that he was present and saw paintings thrown on the ground, and the soldiers playing checkers on them.‧ And he names among them the painting of Dionysus by Aristides, in reference to which some say the proverb "Nothing to do with Dionysus" was spoken, and the Heracles tormented by the tunic of Deianira.