Ἀναβολεύς
mounting-groom; step-ladder
Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 Oct 2000Vetting: high10 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] he who mounts [someone] on to a horse. "The king/emperor summoned his mounting-groom and, having quickly mounted his horse, asked for a drink; and having taken frequent draughts of unmixed wine, declared that he would lead [them] forwards from the front".1
[An] anaboleus is also what among the Romans is called a scala.2
And elsewhere: "Massia, though old, mounted his horse without an anaboleus."3
[An] anaboleus is also what among the Romans is called a scala.2
And elsewhere: "Massia, though old, mounted his horse without an anaboleus."3