Ἀμίλκας
Hamilcar, Amilkas
Translated by Jennifer Benedict4 Aug 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
"[Hamilcar], also called Phabias,1 general of the Carthaginians, who was in the prime of life and had great vigour and, what is of most use in warfare, was an exceptionally good and fearless horseman."2
"This Hamilcar, they say, had a son, Hannibal, who in later times distressed Italy with a long war and became particularly fearsome to the Romans."3
"This Hamilcar, they say, had a son, Hannibal, who in later times distressed Italy with a long war and became particularly fearsome to the Romans."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμίλκας, ὁ καὶ Φαβέας, Καρχηδονίων στρατηγός, ὃς ὑπῆρχε κατὰ μὲν τὴν ἡλικίαν ἀκμάζων καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἕξιν ἐρρωμένος, τὸ δὲ μέγιστον ἐφόδιον πρὸς πολεμικὴν χρείαν, ἱππεὺς ἄγαν ἀγαθὸς καὶ τολμηρός. ὅτι τούτου τοῦ Ἀμίλκου παῖδα γεγενῆσθαι φασὶν Ἀννίβαν, τὸν χρόνοις ὕστερον μακρῷ πολέμῳ τὴν Ἰταλίαν κακώσαντα Ῥωμαίοις τε φοβερὸν ἐς τὰ μάλιστα γενόμενον.
Betacode
*)ami/lkas, o( kai\ *fabe/as, *karxhdoni/wn strathgo/s, o(\s u(ph=rxe kata\ me\n th\n h(liki/an a)kma/zwn kai\ kata\ th\n e(/cin e)rrwme/nos, to\ de\ me/giston e)fo/dion pro\s polemikh\n xrei/an, i(ppeu\s a)/gan a)gaqo\s kai\ tolmhro/s. o(/ti tou/tou tou= *)ami/lkou pai=da gegenh=sqai fasi\n *)anni/ban, to\n xro/nois u(/steron makrw=| pole/mw| th\n *)itali/an kakw/santa *(rwmai/ois te fobero\n e)s ta\ ma/lista geno/menon.
Notes (3)
- OCD(4) pp.644-5, s.v. 'Hamilcar(2) Barca' and 'Hannibal'.↩
- 1Some mss have Bapheas, and phi 1 gives it as Phabeas; in fact the authentic version of the name is Phameas (as at alpha 2235). ↩
- 2Polybius 36.8.1, preserved only here. ↩
- 3This quotation was not identified by Adler and is not securely identifiable even with scholarly aids unavailable to her, notably the TLG; nevertheless Favuzzi 200-201 makes a reasonable case for an attribution to John of Antioch. See also (for Favuzzi on Hannibal) under alpha 4515, omicron 237, and phi 556.
References
Andrea Favuzzi, 'Frammenti (e personaggi) in cerca d'autore', in Marcella Chelotti and Marina Silvestrini (eds.), Epigrafia e territorio, Politica e societa 9 (Bari 2013) 195-215
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- Translated — Jennifer Benedict