Ἐφ'
on condition that
Translated by Abram Ring27 Aug 2004Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] on this [sc. condition].
Polybius [writes]: "Marcus gave them pledges of safety and persuaded them to leave [sc. Sicily] for Italy, on condition that they take pay from the Rhegians and sack Bruttium, taking whatever was useful from the enemy territory."1
And elsewhere: "he agreed to take part in a common alliance, on condition that he get 20 talents per year [...]".2
Polybius [writes]: "Marcus gave them pledges of safety and persuaded them to leave [sc. Sicily] for Italy, on condition that they take pay from the Rhegians and sack Bruttium, taking whatever was useful from the enemy territory."1
And elsewhere: "he agreed to take part in a common alliance, on condition that he get 20 talents per year [...]".2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐφ' ᾧ· ἐπὶ τούτῳ. Πολύβιος· ὁ δὲ Μάρκος δοὺς πίστεις ὑπὲρ ἀσφαλείας ἔπεισεν αὐτοὺς ἐκχωρεῖν ἐς Ἰταλίαν, ἐφ' ᾧ λαμβάνοντας μέτρημα παρὰ τῶν Ῥηγίνων πορθεῖν τε Βρεττιανὴν κυρίους ὄντας, ὧν ἂν ἐκ τῆς πολεμίας ὠφεληθῶσι. καὶ αὖθις· καὶ συνέθεντο μεθέξειν τῆς κοινῆς συμμαχίας, ἐφ' ᾧ λαμβάνειν κʹ τάλαντα κατ' ἐνιαυτόν.
Betacode
*)ef' w(=|: e)pi\ tou/tw|. *polu/bios: o( de\ *ma/rkos dou\s pi/steis u(pe\r a)sfalei/as e)/peisen au)tou\s e)kxwrei=n e)s *)itali/an, e)f' w(=| lamba/nontas me/trhma para\ tw=n *(rhgi/nwn porqei=n te *brettianh\n kuri/ous o)/ntas, w(=n a)\n e)k th=s polemi/as w)felhqw=si. kai\ au)=qis: kai\ sune/qento meqe/cein th=s koinh=s summaxi/as, e)f' w(=| lamba/nein k# ta/lanta kat' e)niauto/n.
Notes (2)
- The headword phrase
e)f' w(=| [the SOL presents only the preposition] is illustrated by both of the quotations provided.
For the idiom here see generally LSJ s.v.e)pi/ B.II.3.; see also epsilon 3958, epsilon 3962. - 1Polybius 9.27.11 (web address 1), on events after the fall of Agrigentum to the Romans in 210 BCE. Here M. Valerius Laevinus, one of the consuls of that year, supervises the transfer of fugitives from Agathyrna to southern Italy, there to engage in 'a kind of subsidized brigandage' (Walbank). ↩
- 2Polybius 4.29.7 (web address 2), on events of 220 BCE. The unnamed subject is Scerdilaidas (see Peter Derow's article in OCD(4) s.v.), king of Illyria, who is allying himself with Philip V of Macedon. ↩
References
Walbank, F.W. A Historical Commentary on Polybius, 3 vols., Oxford: Clarendon, 1957-74
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history8 revisions · last 28 Mar 2018
- deleted a link — Catharine Roth
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- upgraded links — Catharine Roth
- another note; more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- added cross-references and keyword — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics, bibliographic reference added — Abram Ring
- restored vetting level prevailing before retranslation — David Whitehead
- Translated — Abram Ring