Ἀστάνδαι
couriers
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Jan 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] those carrying letters in relays. The same people [were] also [called] angaroi ["mounted couriers"]. The words [are] Persian.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀστάνδαι· οἱ ἐκ διαδοχῆς γραμματοφόροι. οἱ δὲ αὐτοὶ καὶ ἄγγαροι. τὰ δὲ ὀνόματα Περσικά.
Betacode
*)asta/ndai: oi( e)k diadoxh=s grammatofo/roi. oi( de\ au)toi\ kai\ a)/ggaroi. ta\ de\ o)no/mata *persika/.