Φαντασία
impression, appearance
Translated by Marcelo Boeri1 Jul 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] suspicion.1
"For knowing that an impression existed concerning him -- that of someone who had money with him -- he applied much [of it] to the enterprise as far as was possible."2 And elsewhere: "the Romans used to advance toward actions accompanied by a great impression and the people's support."3
"For knowing that an impression existed concerning him -- that of someone who had money with him -- he applied much [of it] to the enterprise as far as was possible."2 And elsewhere: "the Romans used to advance toward actions accompanied by a great impression and the people's support."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φαντασία· ὑπόληψις. εἰδὼς γάρ, ὅτι φαντασία περὶ αὐτόν ἐστιν, ὡς ἔχοντα χρήματα μεθ' ἑαυτοῦ, πλείω ἡρμόσατο πρὸς τὴν ὑπόθεσιν ἐνδεχομένως. καὶ αὖθις· οἱ δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι μετὰ μεγάλης φαντασίας καὶ συμπαθείας τοῦ δήμου προῆγον ἐπὶ τὰς πράξεις.
Betacode
*fantasi/a: u(po/lhyis. ei)dw\s ga/r, o(/ti fantasi/a peri\ au)to/n e)stin, w(s e)/xonta xrh/mata meq' e(autou=, plei/w h(rmo/sato pro\s th\n u(po/qesin e)ndexome/nws. kai\ au)=qis: oi( de\ *(rwmai=oi meta\ mega/lhs fantasi/as kai\ sumpaqei/as tou= dh/mou proh=gon e)pi\ ta\s pra/ceis.
Notes (3)
- For this headword in philosophical contexts see phi 84, phi 85.
- 1For this gloss as a headword see upsilon 537. ↩
- 2Polybius fr. 233 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (544-545) that Ursinus (Fulvio Orsini, 1529-1600) attributed this fragment to Polybius. Büttner-Wobst further observes (544) that Hemsterhusius (Tiberius Hemsterhuys, 1685-1766) thought that the fragment might pertain to Hannibal's flight (189 BCE) to sanctuary at the Cretan city of Gortyn (Barrington Atlas map 60 grid C2), as described by Cornelius Nepos Hannibal, 9.1-4 (web address 1). Walbank notes (756) that Casaubon too associated this fragment with Hannibal's visit among the Gortynians and cites Polybius 21.45 (web address 2) as context. ↩
- 3Polybius fr. 234 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (545) that Ursinus attributed this fragment also to Polybius. Büttner-Wobst associates (ibid.) the fragment with events beginning with Polybius 27.6.3 (web address 3). Walbank endorses (756, 301) Müller's connection of the fragment to Livy 42.49.2 (web address 4), describing the departure of Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BCE) from Rome, and places the fragment right after Polybius 27.6.4 (web address 3). ↩
References
T. Büttner-Wobst, ed., Polybii Historiae, vol. IV, (Leipzig 1904)
F.W. Walbank, A Historical Commentary on Polybius, vol. III, (Oxford 1979)
F.W. Walbank, A Historical Commentary on Polybius, vol. III, (Oxford 1979)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 3 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 4 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history6 revisions · last 9 Jul 2019
- punctuation typo, expanded n.3, added links — Ronald Allen
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.2, added bibliographic entry — Ronald Allen
- expanded n.2, added bibliography, added map reference, added link — Ronald Allen
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- modified headword and translation; augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri