Polybius, Histories

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Book 29 - Chapter 13

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<w lemma="%2A%29en">Ἐν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="e%29na%2Fth%7C">ἐνάτῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ei%29kosth%3D%7C">εἰκοστῇ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="%2Age%2Fnqio%2Fn">Γένθιόν</w> <w lemma="fhsi">φησι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29illuriw%3Dn">Ἰλλυριῶν</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="poluposi%2Fan">πολυποσίαν</w> <w lemma="polla%5C">πολλὰ</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29selgh%3D">ἀσελγῆ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>, <w lemma="nu%2Fktwr">νύκτωρ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28me%2Fran">ἡμέραν</w> <w lemma="mequ%2Fonta:">μεθύοντα·</w>
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<w lemma="a%29poktei%2Fnanta">ἀποκτείναντα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apla%2Ftora">Πλάτορα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfo%2Fn">ἀδελφόν</w>, <w lemma="gamei%3Dn">γαμεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllonta">μέλλοντα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Amonouni%2Fou">Μονουνίου</w> <w lemma="qugate%2Fra">θυγατέρα</w>, <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dmai">γῆμαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pai%3Dda">παῖδα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="w%29mw%3Ds">ὠμῶς</w> <w lemma="xrh%3Dsqai">χρῆσθαι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29rxome%2Fnois">ἀρχομένοις</w>. —
<head>Genthius of Illyria</head>In his 29th Book Polybius also states that Genthius, King of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Illyria&groupId=647&placeId=1186">Illyria</a>, owing to his intemperate habits, was guilty of many licentious acts,
being constantly drunk night and day. Having put to death his brother Plator, who was about to marry the daughter of Monunius, he married the girl himself, and he treated his subjects with great cruelty.