Polybius, Histories
Layout
Translation

Bibliography

(0)
No bibliography content available

Archaeology

Places

Book 30 - Chapter 23

1
<head lang="la">II. Res Graeciae</head><w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> <w lemma="e%29cepole%2Fmhsan">ἐξεπολέμησαν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="%2Aknw%2Fsioi">Κνώσιοι</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="%2Agortuni%2Fwn">Γορτυνίων</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rauki%2Fous">Ῥαυκίους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunqh%2Fkas">συνθήκας</w> <w lemma="e%29poih%2Fsanto">ἐποιήσαντο</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="e%29no%2Frkous">ἐνόρκους</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="lu%2Fsein">λύσειν</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="po%2Flemon">πόλεμον</w> <w lemma="pri%5Cn">πρὶν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="kra%2Ftos">κράτος</w> <w lemma="e%28lei%3Dn">ἑλεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rau%3Dkon">Ῥαῦκον</w>.
2
<w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ro%2Fdioi">Ῥόδιοι</w> <w lemma="komisa%2Fmenoi">κομισάμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akauni%2Fwn">Καυνίων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="qewrou%3Dntes">θεωροῦντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="katalh%2Fgousan">καταλήγουσαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%5Cn">ὀργὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w>, <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="a%29kolou%2Fqws">ἀκολούθως</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pokri%2Fsesin">ἀποκρίσεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29peiqa%2Frxhsan">ἐπειθάρχησαν</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2A%29aristote%2Flhn">Ἀριστοτέλην</w> <w lemma="presbeuta%5Cs">πρεσβευτὰς</w> <w lemma="katasth%2Fsantes">καταστήσαντες</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fpempon">ἐξέπεμπον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w>, <w lemma="do%2Fntes">δόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29ntola%5Cs">ἐντολὰς</w> <w lemma="peira%2Fzein">πειράζειν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w>.
3
<w lemma="oi%28%5C">οἳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragenhqe%2Fntes">παραγενηθέντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rw%2Fmhn">Ῥώμην</w> <w lemma="qerei%2Fas">θερείας</w> <w lemma="a%29kmazou%2Fshs">ἀκμαζούσης</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%3Dlqon">εἰσῆλθον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhton">σύγκλητον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pepeiqarxhke%2Fnai">πεπειθαρχηκέναι</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="dh%3Dmon">δῆμον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pitattome%2Fnois">ἐπιταττομένοις</w> <w lemma="diesa%2Ffoun">διεσάφουν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pareka%2Floun">παρεκάλουν</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w>, <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiki%2Flous">ποικίλους</w> <w lemma="diatiqe%2Fmenoi">διατιθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgous">λόγους</w>. <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fgklhtos">σύγκλητος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fdwken">ἔδωκεν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Fkrisin">ἀπόκρισιν</w>,
4
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="fili%2Fan">φιλίαν</w> <w lemma="paresiw%2Fphse">παρεσιώπησε</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="summaxi%2Fas">συμμαχίας</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Ffh">ἔφη</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkein">καθήκειν</w> <w lemma="au%28th%3D%7C">αὑτῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="sugxwrei%3Dn">συγχωρεῖν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rodi%2Fois">Ῥοδίοις</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fn">παρόν</w>. —
<head>V. Affairs of Greece</head><head>Cretan and Rhodian Matters</head>At this time the Cnosians and Gortynians finished their war with Rhaucus, having previously come to an agreement with each other not to desist from the war before they took Rhaucus by storm.
The Rhodians on receiving the message about Caunus and seeing that the displeasure of the Romans did not diminish, when they had yielded complete obedience to the terms of their reply, at once appointed and sent Aristoteles and other envoys to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> with instructions to try again to obtain an alliance.
They reached <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rome&groupId=935&placeId=1669">Rome</a> in the middle of summer, and, entering the senate-house, at once informed that body that their people had obeyed all orders, and begged for an alliance, using many various arguments.
The senate returned an answer in which, making no mention of friendship, they said that as regards an alliance the time had not come when it was proper for them to grant this to <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Rhodes&groupId=931&placeId=1665">Rhodes</a>.

Walbank Commentary

Overview
30.23.1 - 30.23.4
<p rend="Plain Text">Cretan and Rhodian matters</p> <p rend="Plain Text">This excerpt from de legat. gent. probably belongs to res Graeciae of Ol. 153, 2 = 167/6; see p. 32. Ullrich, 72, argues that the Rhodian events of this chapter are the last to show the influence of Zeno; but his argument rests on the assumption that 21 is based on Zeno and 23 is closely linked with it, and this is not proved. See xvi. 14. 2 n.</p>
Specifics
30.23.1 - 30.23.1
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">ἐξεπολέμησαν . . . Κνώσιοι μετὰ Γορτυνίων πρὸς τοὺς Ῥαυκίους</w>:</emph> on these Cretan cities see iv. 53. 1 (<a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cnossus&groupId=482&placeId=904">Cnossus</a>), 53. 4 (Gortyn), xxii. 15. 1 (Rhaucus). After the affair of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apollonia&groupId=1066&placeId=1873">Apollonia</a> (xxviii. 14. 3 n.) Ptolemy VI intervened to settle the disputes between Gortyn and <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cnossus&groupId=482&placeId=904">Cnossus</a> (GDI, 5015 = IC, iv. 181; Guarducci argues that by this agreement Gortyn recovered <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Apollonia&groupId=1066&placeId=1873">Apollonia</a>: see xxviii. 14. 3 n.), and the two cities are here allied against Rhaucus. An inscription (GDI, 5016 = IC, iv. 182) records the division of the territory of an unnamed city between <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Cnossus&groupId=482&placeId=904">Cnossus</a> and Gortyn, and Guarducci argues plausibly that it is Rhaucus. She makes the date 166/5 (IC, iv. 182), and is followed in this by van Effenterre, 266 n. 5 and Willetts, 239; but it must be 167/6. De Sanctis, Riv. fil. 1934, 386–7, rightly identified the treaty of IC, iv. 182 with that mentioned here, arguing that it recorded the proposed division to be made once Rhaucus was taken; the arrangements for the sharing of booty (ll. 14 ff.) recall the provisions of the Romano-Aetolian treaty of 211. The setting-up of the inscription will confirm that the operation was successful. </p>
30.23.2 - 30.23.2
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">τὰ περὶ τῶν Καυνίων</w>:</emph> cf. 21. 3 n. </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">Ἀριστοτέλην</w>:</emph> otherwise unknown. <milestone unit="page" n="447">[447]</milestone> </p>
30.23.3 - 30.23.3
<p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">θερείας ἀκμαζούσης</w>:</emph> probably June or July 166; cf. Pdech, Mthode, 461–2. </p> <p rend="Plain Text"> <emph rend="bold"><w lang="el-GR">εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὴν σύγκλητον</w>:</emph> they were given an audience at once, despite the unusual time of arrival. </p>

Commentary