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Polybius · The Histories §9.45.1-9.45.3

Geographical Fragments on Various Cities and Rivers

Passage 646 of 1311 · Greek

Summary

A collection of fragments cited from Book 9 of Polybius' Histories, concerning geographical names such as Arsinoe, Xynia, and Phorunna, along with related rivers and ethnic adjectives.

§9.45.1Πολύβιος δʼ ἐν τῇ ἐνάτῃ τῶν Ἱστοριῶν καὶ ποταμόν τινα ἀναγράφει Κύαθον καλούμενον περὶ Ἀρσινόην πόλιν Αἰτωλίας.
And Polybius in the ninth book of the Histories also records a certain river called Cyathus near Arsinoe, a city of Aetolia.
Ἀρσινόη, πόλις Λιβύης.
Arsinoe, a city of Libya.
§9.45.2τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἀρσινοΐτης, καὶ Ἀρσινοεὺς ἐπὶ τῆς Αἰτωλικῆς, ὡς Πολύβιος ἐνάτῳ.
The ethnic is Arsinoïtes, and Arsinoëus for the Aetolian (city), as Polybius in the ninth (book).
Ξυνία, Θετταλίας πόλις.
Xynia, a city of Thessaly.
§9.45.3Πολύβιος ἐνάτῳ.
Polybius in the ninth (book).
Φόρουννα, πόλις Θρᾴκης· Πολύβιος ἐνάτῳ.
Phorunna, a city of Thrace; Polybius in the ninth (book).

Notes

  1. §9.45.2ἐπὶ τῆς Αἰτωλικῆς — The feminine genitive singular adjective Αἰτωλικῆς implies the omission of the noun Ἀρσινόης (Arsinoe) or πόλεως (city), meaning 'with regard to the Aetolian (city/Arsinoe)'. The preposition ἐπί with the genitive indicates the subject of discussion or reference.
  2. §9.45.2ὡς Πολύβιος ἐνάτῳ — The term ἐνάτῳ (ninth) is in the masculine/neuter dative singular, implying the omission of a noun like λόγῳ (book/discourse) with the preposition ἐν understood ('in the ninth book'). While §9.45.1 uses the feminine form ἐν τῇ ἐνάτῃ (implying βίβλῳ), here the ellipsis aligns with a masculine or neuter noun.

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Polybius, The Histories §9.45.1-9.45.3. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:9.45.1-9.45.3

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