Βιθίας

Bithias

Translated by Ross Scaife ✝ · 21 Oct 2001 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

Personal name.
"And hope in Bithias failed in this way."¹

Greek original

Βιθίας· ὄνομα κύριον. καὶ ἡ μὲν κατὰ τὸν Βιθίαν ἐλπὶς τούτῳ τῷ τρόπῳ διέπεσεν.

Betacode

*biqi/as: o)/noma ku/rion. kai\ h( me\n kata\ to\n *biqi/an e)lpi\s tou/tw| tw=| tro/pw| die/pesen.

Notes (1)

The only known man of this name -- who features in a passage once assigned to Cassius Dio's Book 21 known to us from Zonaras (see bibliography), but latterly re-attributed to Polybius -- is the Numidian who assisted Hasdrubal (alpha 4133, alpha 4134) during the siege of Carthage by Scipio Aemilianus (sigma 616, alphaiota 199) in 147 BCE. He had brought supplies to him by sea until Scipio dammed the entrance to the harbour and sent C. Laelius to destroy his fortress. He was evidently captured, for he was later a prisoner in Italy. The sentence cited here may refer to an earlier event or come from the original account of Scipio’s two actions to deprive Hasdrubal of Bithias’ support. Through these Scipio brought starvation to Carthage.
1Quoted from delta 935, q.v.

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References

Dio's Roman History, vol. 2, ed. E. Cary (Loeb edn., 1989), pp. 393-99 (= Zonaras 9.29-30).

Linked from (1)

δ935Διέπεσενcollapsed, fell through

Neighbours in Adler order

β280Βιαίωνviolent behavior β281Βιζακίωνof pebbles β282ΒιζύηBizye, Bizue β283ΒιθίαςBithias β284Βικάριοςvicarius, vicar β285Βίκοςjar β286ΒίκτοραVictor

Revisions (7)

20 Sep 2015David Whitehead
17 Apr 2003Robert Dyeradded cross-refs
17 Apr 2003David Whiteheadadded keyword
17 Apr 2003Robert DyerAdded bibliography and biographical note to conform with delta 935, changed keywords, raised status
22 Oct 2001David Whiteheadadded note and keyword; cosmetics
21 Oct 2001Ross Scaife ✝translated

Notes (1)

The only known man of this name -- who features in a passage once assigned to Cassius Dio's Book 21 known to us from Zonaras (see bibliography), but latterly re-attributed to Polybius -- is the Numidian who assisted Hasdrubal (alpha 4133, alpha 4134) during the siege of Carthage by Scipio Aemilianus (sigma 616, alphaiota 199) in 147 BCE. He had brought supplies to him by sea until Scipio dammed the entrance to the harbour and sent C. Laelius to destroy his fortress. He was evidently captured, for he was later a prisoner in Italy. The sentence cited here may refer to an earlier event or come from the original account of Scipio’s two actions to deprive Hasdrubal of Bithias’ support. Through these Scipio brought starvation to Carthage.

1Quoted from delta 935, q.v.