Πολλοὶ στρατηγοὶ Καρίαν ἀπώλεσαν καὶ τὴν Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ πολιορκίαν
many generals lost Caria and the siege of Halicarnassus
Translated by David Whitehead18 Apr 2003Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those not sharing the same opinion.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πολλοὶ στρατηγοὶ Καρίαν ἀπώλεσαν καὶ τὴν Ἁλικαρνασσοῦ πολιορκίαν· ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ ὁμογνωμονούντων.
Betacode
*polloi\ strathgoi\ *kari/an a)pw/lesan kai\ th\n *(alikarnassou= poliorki/an: e)pi\ tw=n mh\ o(mognwmonou/ntwn.
Notes
- ('Too many cooks...'.) Tosi [see under alpha 378] no.190.
Comica adespota fr. 556 Kock (as far as 'Caria'), but not in K.-A.; Apostolius 14.51. Thus 'and the siege of Halicarnassus' looks like an addendum.
If the generals concerned are Athenian, the jibe could refer to Athens' loss of control of coastal Caria -- SW Turkey, in present-day terms -- during the final phase of the Peloponnesian War; however, no siege of Halicarnassus is known before the famous one by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE.
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