Βορίανθος
Borianthos, Viriathus, Viriatus
Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 Jun 2002Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
"Some barbarians killed Borianthus after he had become tyrant, thinking that by this the general of the Romans would be moved to benevolence. And indeed when some of the murderers of Borianthus approached they expected to obtain prizes from Scipio for their actions concerning that man. But Scipio answered that it was not in any way lawful for the Romans to hold in favor plots attempted by underlings against their generals."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βορίανθος· ὅτι βάρβαροί τινες κτείνουσι Βορίανθον τυραννήσαντα, ταύτῃ προσάγεσθαι τὸν τῶν Ῥωμαίων στρατηγὸν ἡγούμενοι ἐς εὔνοιαν. καὶ δὴ ἀφικόμενοι τῶν τοῦ Βοριάνθου αὐθεντῶν τινες ἆθλα τῶν περὶ τὸν ἄνδρα πεπραγμένων ἠξίουν παρὰ Σκιπίωνος κομίζεσθαι. ὁ δὲ Σκιπίων ἀποκρίνεται, μηδαμῶς εἶναι Ῥωμαίοις ἔννομον ἐν ἐπαίνῳ ποιεῖσθαι τὰς κατὰ τῶν στρατηγῶν τοῖς ἀρχομένοις ἐπιχειρουμένας ἐπιβουλάς.