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The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Polybius · 2nd century BCE (composition of the Histories); this volume contains Books X–XXXIX primary

passage 380 of 440 · Chapter 59 in Book VI.: > BOOK XXXIX (16/76)

in brief
An appendix-like list provides place-name entries (e.g., towns, regions, rivers) such as Ancara, Aperanteia, Carthaea, and Oricus, mostly as brief identifiers for locations.

Ancara, a town in Italy.

Aperanteia, a city and district in Thessaly.

Apsyrtus, an island off Illyricum.

Ares, plain of, “A desolate plain in Thrace with low trees.”

Arsinoe, a town in Aetolia and in Libya.

Atella, a town of the Opici, in Campania. “The Atellani surrendered.”

Badiza, a town in Bruttium.

Babrantium, a place near Chios.

Cabyle, a town in Thrace.

Calliope, a town in Parthia.

Candasa, a fort in Caria.

Carthaea, one of the four cities of Ceos.

Corax, a mountain between Callipolis and Naupactus.

Cyathus, a river in Aetolia, near Arsinoe (a tributary of the Achelous).

Dassaretae, an Illyrian tribe.

Digeri, a Thracian tribe.

Ellopium, a town in Aetolia.

Gitta, a town in Palestine (Gath).

Hella, in Asia, a port belonging to Attalus.

Hippo (Regius), a town in Libya.

Hyrtacus, a town in Crete.

Hyscana, a town in Illyria.

Ilattia, a town in Crete.

Lampeteia, a town in Bruttium.

Mantua, in N. Italy.

Massyleis, a Libyan tribe.

Melitusa, a town in Illyria.

Oricus (m.), a town in Epirus, “The first town on the right as one sails into the Adriatic.”

Parthus, a town in Illyria.

Philippi, a town in Macedonia.

Phorynna, a town in Thrace.

Phytaeum, a town in Aetolia.

Rhyncus, in Aetolia.

Sibyrtus, a town in Crete.

Singa, a town in Libya.

Tabraca, a town in Libya.

Temesia, a town in Bruttium.

Volci, a town in Etruria.

Xynia, a town in Thessaly.

APPENDIX I.

THE DIVISIONS OF THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE AFTER THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER.


ALEXANDER THE GREAT, OB. JUNE B.C. 323.

Justin, 12, 16; Arrian, An. 7, 28.

{Philip III. (Arrhidaeus) half-brother of Alexander, οἱ βασιλεῖς { ob. B.C. 317. {Alexander IV. (posthumous son of Alexander by Roxana).

Successive Guardians {Perdiccas, killed B.C. 321. (οἱ ἐπιμεληταί) {Arrhidaeus and Python (for a few months), resigned B.C. 321.

Hipparch ... Seleucus. Captain of the Bodyguards ... Cassander.

Macedonia and Greece. Antipater.

Egypt, and parts of Libya and Asia. Ptolemy s. of Lagus.

Pamphylia(1). Lycia. Greater Phrygia. Antigonus.

Caria. Cassander.

Thrace. Lysimachus.

Paphlagonia. Cappadocia. Eumenes.

Media Major. Python.

Syria. Laomedon.

Phrygia Hellespontiaca. Leonnatus.

Lydia. Meleager.(2)

Cilicia. Philotas.

Media Minor. Atropatos.

Bactria ulterior. Unchanged.(3)

India. Unchanged.

Indian Colonies. Pithon s. of Agenor.

Punjaub. Taxiles.

Parapamisos. Oxyartes.

Arachossi and Cedrussi. Silyrtias.

Draucae and Arei. Stasanor.

Bactria. Amyntas.

Sogdiani. Stasandros.

Parthians. Philip.

Hyrcani. Phrataphernes.

Carmani. Tleptolemus.

Persis. Peucestes.

Babylonians. Archon.

Mesopotamia. Arcesilaus.


(1) Justin gives Pamphylia and Lycia to Nearchus.

(2) Justin calls him Menander.

(3) The provinces and governors printed in italics are not mentioned by Diodorus here, who merely says that they were unchanged, But the list given by Justin agrees with that of Diodorus in the next settlement, with certain exceptions, which may be regarded as changes arising from death or other causes.

SECOND ARRANGEMENT, B.C. 321.

οἱ βασιλεῖς { Philip III. (Arrhidaeus) ob. 317 B.C. { Alexander IV. (son of Alexander by Roxana).

Regent with absolute powers ... Antipater, ob. B.C. 318. ” ” ... Polysperchon, B.C. 318-315.

Strategus of the Empire ... Antigonus.

Chiliarch ” ... Cassander (s. of Antigonus).

B.C. 321. SECOND ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROVINCES. Diod. 18, 39.

(Unchanged.) Macedonia and Greece. (Unchanged.) Antipater.

(Unchanged.) Egypt & parts of Libya & Asia. Ptolemy, s. of Lagus.

Greater Phrygia, Lycia, & Susiana added. Antigonus.

(Unchanged.) Cassander.

(Unchanged.) Thrace. Lysimachus.

(Unchanged.) Media. Python.

(Unchanged.) Syria. Laomedon.

Cilicia. Philoxenus.

Babylonia. Seleucus.

Cappadocia. Nicanor.

Lydia Cheiton.

Phrygia Hellespontiaca. Arrhidaeus.

Mesopotamia and Asbelitis. Amphimachus.

The other provinces as in the previous list.


THIRD ARRANGEMENT, B.C. 312-311.

King ... Alexander IV. (in charge of Roxana).

Strategus in Europe till the king comes of age ... Cassander.


B.C. 312-311. THIRD ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROVINCES OF THE EMPIRE. Diod. Sic. 19, 105.

Egypt. Ptolemy, s. of Lagus.

Thrace. Lysimachus.

Macedonia. Cassander.

All Asia (ἀφηγεῖσθαι). Antigonus.

Babylonia. Seleucus Nicanor.

Greece nominally free, B.C. 307 Demetrius (s. of Antigonus) becomes Master of Athens.


B.C. 311. Alexander IV. and Roxana murdered by order of Cassander.

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The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 2 (of 2) · Polybius · 160–146 BCE