Βάρος

weight

Translated by David Whitehead9 Aug 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

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In reference to very large cities.
"Having come over to the Carthaginians, Capua brought along, by its weight, the other cities too".¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βάρος· ἐπὶ τῶν μεγίστων πόλεων. ἡ δὲ Καπύη μεταθεμένη πρὸς τοὺς Καρχηδονίους τῷ βάρει συνεπεσπάσατο καὶ τὰς ἄλλας πόλεις.

Βάρος · weight (β 120) · Suda

*ba/ros: e)pi\ tw=n megi/stwn po/lewn. h( de\ *kapu/h metaqeme/nh pro\s tou\s *karxhdoni/ous tw=| ba/rei sunepespa/sato kai\ ta\s a)/llas po/leis.