Polybius · The Histories §6.59.1

Citation on the Place Named Rhynchos in Aetolia

Passage 536 of 1311 · Greek

Summary

Based on a citation by Athenaeus, this fragment introduces Polybius' mention of a place named Rhynchos near Stratos in Aetolia.

§6.59.1καὶ τόπος δέ τις οὕτω καλεῖται Ῥύγχος περὶ Στράτον τῆς Αἰτωλίας, ὥς φησι Πολύβιος ἐν #2# ἱστοριῶν. [ατηεναευς ιιι, 48 π. 95 δ. ]

And a certain place is also called Rhynchos near Stratos in Aetolia, as Polybius says in the #2# book of his Histories. [Athenaeus iii, 48 p. 95 d]

§6.59.1Ῥύγχος — The common noun ῥύγχος, meaning "snout" or "muzzle," used here as a proper noun designating a specific geographical locality in Aetolia.
§6.59.1ἐν #2# ἱστοριῶν — The book number (commonly understood as Book 6) is corrupted or represented as `#2#` as a placeholder in the manuscript tradition of Athenaeus' text.

Polybius, The Histories §6.59.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:6.59.1

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