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Δεκέβαλος · Dekebalos, Decebalus (δ 189) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near δ189

δ185tithe-collectors
δ186to feast the tenth
δ187being bribed by tens
δ188tenfold
δ189Dekebalos, Decebalus
δ190Dekeleia, Decelea
δ191Dekeleian, Decelean
δ192ten years old; ten years long
δ193Decius, Dekios

Suda/Δ delta/δ189

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Δεκέβαλος

Dekebalos, Decebalus

Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Jul 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

biography
geography
history
military affairs

1 note · 11 words

Translation

King of the Dacians.¹
Look in [the entry on] "terrible" [deinos].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δεκέβαλος· ὁ τῶν Δακῶν βασιλεύς. ζήτει ἐν τῷ δεινός.

Betacode

*deke/balos: o( tw=n *dakw=n basileu/s. zh/tei e)n tw=| deino/s.

Notes (1)

[1] A dangerous opponent of the Romans between 85 and 106 CE (when his kingdom became a Roman province). Cassius Dio 67.6.1, etc. See generally OCD(4) 419.
2delta 344.

Linked from1 entry

δ344Δεινόςterribly clever"Decebalus, the king of the Dacians, was terribly clever in his understanding of matters of war, and terribly clever in action and successful in making expeditions, well-timed in retreating, a master of ambush, a worker…

Neighbouring entries

δ187Δεκασμόςbeing bribed by tens δ188Δεκάχοιαtenfold δ189ΔεκέβαλοςDekebalos, Decebalus δ190ΔεκέλειαDekeleia, Decelea δ191ΔεκελεικόςDekeleian, Decelean

Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Aug 2014

3 Aug 2014updated a ref — David Whitehead
28 Jul 2011tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Sep 2002augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
24 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δεκέβαλος (Adler number delta 189), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 24 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/189

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗