Ἁλιτενής
shallow
Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 May 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Appian [writes]: "the Carthaginians sallied forth against the engines of the Romans not by land, for there was no passage, nor in ships, for the sea was shallow, but naked: some soaked up to their chests, while others swam across".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἁλιτενής· Ἀππιανός· οἱ δὲ Καρχηδόνιοι ἐξέδραμον ἐπὶ τὰ τῶν Ῥωμαίων μηχανήματα οὐ κατὰ γῆν, οὐ γὰρ ἦν δίοδος, οὐδὲ ναυσίν, ἁλιτενὴς γὰρ ἦν ἡ θάλασσα, ἀλλὰ γυμνοί, οἱ μὲν ἄχρι τῶν μαζῶν βρεχόμενοι, οἱ δὲ διένεον.