(1) Pompēius mox etiam Albānīs bellum intulit et eōrum rēgem Orōdēn ter vīcit, postrēmō per epistulās ac mūnera rogātus veniam eī ac pācem dedit. Hibēriae quoque rēgem Artacēn vīcit aciē et in dēditiōnem accēpit. Armeniam Minōrem Dēiotarō Galatiae rēgī dōnāvit, quia socius bellī Mithridāticī fuerat. Attalō et Pylaemēnī Paphlagoniam reddidit. Aristarchum Colchīs rēgem inposuit. Mox Itūraeōs et Arabās vīcit.
(2) Et cum vēnisset in Syriam, Seleucīam vīcīnam Antiochīae cīvitātem lībertāte dōnāvit, quod rēgem Tigrānēn nōn recēpisset. Antiochēnsibus obsidēs reddidit. Aliquantum agrōrum Daphnēnsibus dedit, quō lūcus ibi spatiōsior fieret, dēlectātus locī amoenitāte et aquārum abundantiā. Inde ad Iūdaeam trānsgressus est, Hierosolyma, caput gentis tertiō mēnse cēpit XII mīlibus Iūdaeōrum occīsīs, cēterīs in fidem acceptīs. Hīs gestīs in Asiam sē recēpit et fīnem antīquissimō bellō dedit.
notes
Pompey subdues Syria and Palestine (64 BCE)
(1) Albānīs: dative object of intulit (LS infero I.β). For more information, see Albanoi
Dēiotarō: Deiotarus, king of Galatia, received Armenia Minor as reward for his help in the war against Mithridates.
Attalō et Pylaemēnī Paphlagoniam reddidit: see Paphlagonia.
Aristarchum Colchīs rēgem imposuit: Pompey appointed Aristarchus as regent in Colchis.
Itūraeōs et Arabās: see Iturea and Arabia.
(2) in Syriam: Syria was disturbed by fierce internal dissensions. To put an end to the anarchy that existed there, Pompey resolved to annex it. He drove from the throne Antiochus Asiaticus, who had been acknowledged by the senate and by Lucullus (Hazzard).
Seleucīam: see Seleucia.
rēgem Tigrānēn: see Tigranes.
Daphnēnsibus: Daphne was originally a park near Antioch with a splendid temple of Apollo dedicated by Seleucus I. It was celebrated for its natural beauty and Pompey enlarged it. Subsequently it became a suburb of Antioch with a royal palace. The temple was burned in October, 362 CE, while Julian and Eutropius were at Antioch (Ammianus 22.13), which shocked the Emperor enormously. Eutropius must have visited Daphne frequently (Bird).
quō lūcus ibi spatiōsior fieret: "in order that the grove there might be more spacious" (Bird), relative clause of purpose (AG 531.2)
ad Iūdaeam: The Judaeans alone refused to obey Pompey’s orders, and sustained a siege of three months at Jerusalem (Hazzard).
antīquissimō: "very protracted"
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
| Pompēius, ī, m. |
(1) Cn. Pompēius, consul 89 B.C.; (2) Cn. Pompēius, surnamed Magnus, the triumvir, consul 70 B.C.; (3) Cn. Pompēius, son of the triumvir; (4) Q. Pompēius, consul 141 B.C.; (5) Sex. Pompēius, younger son of the triumvir |
| Albānī, ōrum, pl. m. |
the Albānī, the inhabitants of Alba Longa in Latium; the inhabitants of Albania west of the Caspian Sea |
| Orōdēs, is, m. |
a king of the Parthians, conquered by Pompey |
| ter, num. adv. | three times |
| postrēmō [posterus], adv. | at last, finally |
| venia, ae, f. | favor, grace, kindness |
| Hibēria, ae, f. | a country of Asia |
| Artacēs, is, m. |
a king of Hiberia, conquered by Pompey |
| dēditiō, ōnis [dēdō], f. | a surrender |
| Armenia, ae, f. |
a country of Asia southeast of the Black Sea |
| Dēiotarus, ī, m. | tetrarch of Galatia |
| Galatia, ae, f. |
a province of Asia Minor settled by Gallic tribes in the third century B.C. |
| Mithradāticus, a, um, adj. | pertaining to Mithradātēs |
| Attalus, ī, m. |
Kings of Pergamon: 1. Attalus I., 241–197 B.C.; 2. Attalus Philadelphus, 159–138 B.C.; 3. Attalus Philometor, 138–133 B.C. |
| Pylaemēnēs, is, m. | king of Paphlagonia |
| Paphlagonia, ae, f. |
a division of Asia Minor on the Black Sea |
| Aristarchus, ī, m. |
A client king of Colchis installed by Pompey at the end of the Mithridatic Wars |
| Colchī, ōrum, pl. m. | the inhabitants of Colchis, in Asia |
| Itūraeī, ōrum, pl. m. |
the inhabitants of Ituraea, a district in Coelesyria |
| Arabēs, ūm, pl. m. | the inhabitants of Arabia |
| Syria, ae, f. |
Syria, a country of Asia, on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea |
| Seleucīa, ae, f. |
(1) a city in Assyria; (2) a city in Cilicia; (3) a city in Syria |
| Antiochīa, ae, f. |
the capital city of Syria on the river Orontes |
| Tigrānēs, is, m. |
king of Armenia, son-in-law of Mithradates, 96–56 B.C. |
| Antiochēnsēs, ium, m. | the inhabitants of Antioch |
| obses, idis [obsideō], m. and f. | a hostage |
| aliquantus, a, um, adj. | some, considerable |
| Daphnēnsēs, ium, pl. m. |
the inhabitants of Daphnē, a place near Antioch |
| lūcus, ī, m. | a sacred grove, grove |
| spatiōsus, a, um [spatium, space], adj. |
roomy, of great extent, ample, extensive |
| dēlectō, āre, āvī, ātus [freq. of dēliciō] | to delight, please |
| amoenitās, ātis [amoenus], f. | pleasantness, agreeableness |
| abundantia, ae [abundō, to overflow; ab + unda], f. | plenty, fullness, abundance |
| Iūdaea, ae, f. | Judea, a part of Palestine |
| trānsgredior, gredī, gressus sum | to step over or across, cross |
| Hierosolyma, ōrum, pl. n. | Jerusalem |
| mēnsis, is, m. | a month |
| Iūdaeī, ōrum, pl. m. | the Jews |
| Asia, ae, f. |
Asia; the Roman province of Asia Minor |