Ἀρσάκης

Arsakes, Arsaces

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 8 Apr 2001 · Vetting: high · 8 revisions

Translation

King of [the] Parthians; he died after being struck by a spear against his rib in battle, a man most attractive in body and most pleasing to look at and most kingly in spirit and most experienced in the works of war; and whereas [he was] most gentle to every subject, [he was] most vigorous in putting down revolts. And [the] Parthians missed this man very much.¹
Also [sc. attested is the term] Arsakids/Arsacids, [meaning] the Persians' kings.
Arsakes, the Parthian, having expelled the Macedonians who ruled the Persian empire for 203 years,² handed the kingdom over to the Parthians. Hence the Persian kings were called Arsacids.³

Greek original

Ἀρσάκης, Πάρθων βασιλεύς· ὃς δόρατι πληγεὶς ἐν τῇ μάχῃ κατὰ τὴν πλευρὰν θνῄσκει, ἀνὴρ γενόμενος τό τε σῶμα κάλλιστος καὶ περιβλεπτότατος καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν βασιλικώτατος καὶ τοῖς ἐς πόλεμον ἔργοις δαημονέστατος, καὶ ἐς μὲν τὸ ὑπήκοον πᾶν πραότατος, ἐς καθαίρεσιν δὲ τοῦ ἀνθισταμένου ἐρρωμενέστατος. καὶ τοῦτον Παρθυαῖοί τε ἐς τὰ μάλιστα ἐπόθησαν. καὶ Ἀρσακίδαι, οἱ Περσῶν βασιλεῖς. Ἀρσάκης, ὁ Παρθυαῖος, τοὺς Μακεδόνας κρατήσαντας τῆς Περσῶν ἀρχῆς ἔτη σʹ4γ ἐκβαλὼν Πάρθοις τὴν βασιλείαν παραδέδωκεν. ἔνθεν Ἀρσακίδαι ἐκλήθησαν οἱ Περσῶν βασιλεῖς.

Betacode

*)arsa/khs, *pa/rqwn basileu/s: o(\s do/rati plhgei\s e)n th=| ma/xh| kata\ th\n pleura\n qnh/|skei, a)nh\r geno/menos to/ te sw=ma ka/llistos kai\ periblepto/tatos kai\ th\n yuxh\n basilikw/tatos kai\ toi=s e)s po/lemon e)/rgois dahmone/statos, kai\ e)s me\n to\ u(ph/koon pa=n prao/tatos, e)s kaqai/resin de\ tou= a)nqistame/nou e)rrwmene/statos. kai\ tou=ton *parquai=oi/ te e)s ta\ ma/lista e)po/qhsan. kai\ *)arsaki/dai, oi( *persw=n basilei=s. *)arsa/khs, o( *parquai=os, tou\s *makedo/nas krath/santas th=s *persw=n a)rxh=s e)/th s#4g e)kbalw\n *pa/rqois th\n basilei/an parade/dwken. e)/nqen *)arsaki/dai e)klh/qhsan oi( *persw=n basilei=s.

Notes (3)

On the Arsacids in general see OCD(4) s.v. (p.170).
1cf. Arrian, Parthica fr. 19 Roos-Wirth. ↩
2However precisely calculated, this period of time is far too long to mark the initial appearance of the Arsacids in the mid C3 BCE. ↩
3The source of this material is unidentifiable. (It is truncated, and debased, in Hesychius, to the summary entry: a)/rsakes: oi( basilei=s *persw=n)

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Neighbours in Adler order

α4012ἉρποκρατίωνHarpokration, Harpocration α4013ἉρποκρατίωνHarpocration α4014ἉρποκρατίωνHarpocration, Harpokration α4015ἈρσάκηςArsakes, Arsaces α4016Ἄρσενι βοᾷ δοκίμῳwith a shout masculine (and) admired α4017Ἄρσεωνof loads α4018ἈρσινόηArsinoe

Revisions (8)

31 Jul 2014David Whiteheadupdated a ref
13 Apr 2012David Whitehead
13 Apr 2012David Whiteheadaugmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics
25 Aug 2002David Whiteheadadded keyword; cosmetics
25 Aug 2002Catharine Roth
22 Apr 2001David Whiteheadmodified headword and translation; added notes and keywords
8 Apr 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)arsa/khs, *pa/rqwn basileu/s: o(\s do/rati plhgei\s e)n th=| ma/xh| kata\ th\n pleura\n qnh/|skei, a)nh\r geno/menos to/ te sw=ma ka/llistos kai\ periblepto/tatos kai\ th\n yuxh\n basilikw/tatos kai\ toi=s e)s po/lemon e)/rgois dahmone/statos, kai\ e)s me\n to\ u(ph/koon pa=n prao/tatos, e)s kaqai/resin de\ tou= a)nqistame/nou e)rrwmene/statos. kai\ tou=ton *parquai=oi/ te e)s ta\ ma/lista e)po/qhsan. kai\ *)arsaki/dai, oi( *persw=n basilei=s. *)arsa/khs, o( *parquai=os, tou\s *makedo/nas krath/santas th=s *persw=n a)rxh=s e)/th s#4g e)kbalw\n *pa/rqois th\n basilei/an parade/dwken. e)/nqen *)arsaki/dai e)klh/qhsan oi( *persw=n basilei=s.

Notes (3)

On the Arsacids in general see OCD(4) s.v. (p.170).

1cf. Arrian, Parthica fr. 19 Roos-Wirth. ↩

2However precisely calculated, this period of time is far too long to mark the initial appearance of the Arsacids in the mid C3 BCE. ↩

3The source of this material is unidentifiable. (It is truncated, and debased, in Hesychius, to the summary entry: a)/rsakes: oi( basilei=s *persw=n)