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Ἐξεθεάτρισαν · they made a spectacle of (ε 1598) · Suda

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ε1594exedra, seating area
ε1595ran out of
ε1596exotic
ε1597boiled over
ε1598they made a spectacle of
ε1599was dashing out
ε1600they performed propitiatory sacrifices
ε1601leapt out
ε1602I lost heart

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Ἐξεθεάτρισαν

they made a spectacle of

Translated by William Hutton27 Sep 2006Vetting: high5 revisions

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1 note · 23 words

Translation

[Meaning] they advertised, they paraded. "Not only did they make a spectacle of themselves, they also brought catastrophe upon the whole of Greece."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐξεθεάτρισαν· ἐστηλίτευσαν, ἐξεπόμπευσαν. οὐ μόνον ἑαυτοὺς ἐξεθεάτρισαν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν Ἑλλάδα πᾶσαν κατέστρεψαν.

Betacode

*)eceqea/trisan: e)sthli/teusan, e)cepo/mpeusan. ou) mo/non e(autou\s e)ceqea/trisan, a)lla\ kai\ th\n *(ella/da pa=san kate/streyan.

Notes (1)

cf. epsilon 443, theta 88.
1Polybius fr. 141 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (532) that Casaubon attributed this fragment to Polybius. Schweighäuser suspected (ibid.) that the context of the fragment is the 180 BCE embassy of Kallikrates of Leontion to the Roman Senate. Although Polybius (24.10-12, web address 1) and many later historians (cf. Derow, 169) view the Achaean ambassador's advice that Rome intervene in Greek politics directly on behalf of pro-Roman currents as both disastrous and treacherous, some adopt a more nuanced analysis of Kallikrates' diplomacy (Derow, 176-177).

References

T. Büttner-Wobst, ed., Polybii Historiae, vol. IV, (Leipzig 1904)
P. Derow, "Polybius and the Embassy of Kallikrates," in A. Erskine and J.C. Quinn, eds., Rome, Polybius, and the East, (Oxford 2015) 169-179

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ε443Ἐκθεατρίζουσινthey put on display, they put on stage[Meaning] they parade, they disparage, they put to the test. "For most men do not even try to imitate the achievements of the fortunate, but by striving for the inessentials they put their own lack of judgement on…

Neighbouring entries

ε1596Ἔξεδροςexotic ε1597Ἐξέζεσενboiled over ε1598Ἐξεθεάτρισανthey made a spectacle of ε1599Ἐξέθειwas dashing out ε1600Ἐξεθύσαντοthey performed propitiatory sacrifices

Revision history5 revisions · last 7 Sep 2018

7 Sep 2018corrected bibliography — Ronald Allen
7 Sep 2018expanded n.1, added bibliography, added link, added keyword — Ronald Allen
11 Sep 2012another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
27 Sep 2006x-refs — David Whitehead
27 Sep 2006notes; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Sep 2006Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐξεθεάτρισαν (Adler number epsilon 1598), trans. William Hutton, 27 Sep 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/1598

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