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Headword: Ἀριστοκράτης
Adler number: alpha,3919
Translated headword: Aristokrates, Aristocrates
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
General of the Rhodians; [a man] who was in appearance dignified and striking. Because of all these things, the Rhodians supposed they had a completely capable leader and commander in war. But they were deceived in their hopes: for when he came into action as if into fire, just like counterfeit coins he proved otherwise.
Greek Original:
Ἀριστοκράτης, Ῥοδίων στρατηγός: ὃς ἦν κατὰ τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν ἀξιωματικὸς καὶ καταπληκτικός. διόπερ ἐκ πάντων τούτων ὑπέλαβον οἱ Ῥόδιοι τελέως ἀξιόχρεων ἡγεμόνα καὶ προστάτην ἔχειν τοῦ πολέμου. διεψεύσθησαν δὲ τῶν ἐλπίδων: ἐλθὼν γὰρ ἐς τὰς πράξεις ὥσπερ ἐς πῦρ, καθάπερ τὰ κίβδηλα τῶν νομισμάτων, ἀλλοῖος ἐφάνη.
Note:
From Polybius 33.4. Time: mid C2 BCE.
Keywords: biography; economics; ethics; geography; historiography; history; imagery; military affairs; science and technology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 30 July 2001@16:24:03.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added keywords; cosmetics) on 31 July 2001@03:56:38.
David Whitehead (more keywords) on 10 November 2005@09:04:29.
David Whitehead (more keywords; tweaking) on 12 April 2012@05:18:03.

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