Ἀσσύριοι
Assyrians
Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Sep 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
These men were called after a certain giant named Syrus, from whom the country took its name. And from the Assyrians the Syrians too were named. Alternatively from Asshur, the son of Shem, the son of Noah: this Asshur was the first to found a great city, the one which changed its name to Nineveh.1 But others say the Persians were Assyrians.
Assyrians: the people [of that name]. While everything was calm, nothing stood in the way of them becoming the greatest. But subsequently many continuous wars occurred, and myriad insurrections of others against others, and wars were fought amongst themselves. These things [occured] in the time of Caesar.2
Assyrians: the people [of that name]. While everything was calm, nothing stood in the way of them becoming the greatest. But subsequently many continuous wars occurred, and myriad insurrections of others against others, and wars were fought amongst themselves. These things [occured] in the time of Caesar.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀσσύριοι· οὗτοι ἐκλήθησαν ἀπό τινος γίγαντος ὀνόματι Σύρου, ἐξ οὗπερ ἔλαβε τὴν ἐπωνυμίαν ἡ χώρα. ἀπὸ δὲ Ἀσσυρίων καὶ Σύροι προσηγορεύθησαν. ἢ ἀπὸ Ἀσσοὺρ, τοῦ υἱοῦ Σὴμ, τοῦ υἱοῦ Νῶε· ὅστις Ἀσσοὺρ ἔκτισε πρῶτος πόλιν μεγάλην τὴν μετονομασθεῖσαν Νινευί. οἱ δὲ Ἀσσυρίους φασὶ τοὺς Πέρσας. Ἀσσύριοι· τὸ ἔθνος. ἀτρεμούντων πάντων οὐδὲν ἐμποδὼν ἦν αὐξηθῆναι αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ πλεῖστον. μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα πολλοὶ καὶ συνεχεῖς πόλεμοι γενόμενοι ἐπαναστάσεις τε ἑτέρων ἐφ' ἑτέρους μυρίαι καὶ πόλεμοι πρὸς ἀλλήλους συνερράγησαν. ταῦτα ἐπὶ Καίσαρος.
Betacode
*)assu/rioi: ou(=toi e)klh/qhsan a)po/ tinos gi/gantos o)no/mati *su/rou, e)c ou(=per e)/labe th\n e)pwnumi/an h( xw/ra. a)po\ de\ *)assuri/wn kai\ *su/roi proshgoreu/qhsan. h)\ a)po\ *)assou\r, tou= ui(ou= *sh\m, tou= ui(ou= *nw=e: o(/stis *)assou\r e)/ktise prw=tos po/lin mega/lhn th\n metonomasqei=san *nineui/. oi( de\ *)assuri/ous fasi\ tou\s *pe/rsas. *)assu/rioi: to\ e)/qnos. a)tremou/ntwn pa/ntwn ou)de\n e)mpodw\n h)=n au)chqh=nai au)tou\s e)pi\ plei=ston. meta\ de\ tau=ta polloi\ kai\ sunexei=s po/lemoi geno/menoi e)panasta/seis te e(te/rwn e)f' e(te/rous muri/ai kai\ po/lemoi pro\s a)llh/lous sunerra/ghsan. tau=ta e)pi\ *kai/saros.
Notes (2)
- See already alpha 4289 (and alpha 4288), and generally OCD(4) p.187, s.v. Assyria. As regards the present entry, the source of neither of its components is identifiable.
- 1See generally nu 415, nu 417. ↩
- 2It is fruitless to speculate which "Caesar" is meant. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 31 Jul 2014
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- augmented primary note; more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict