Χειμασκήσαντα
having spent the winter drilling
Translated by David Whitehead26 Nov 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"[Scipio] formed an opinion, and considered that the troops would set about their business better having spent the winter drilling".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χειμασκήσαντα· διάληψιν εἶχε, τὰ στρατόπεδα χειμασκήσαντα βελτίω τὰ πράγματα ὑπελάμβανε γενήσεσθαι.
Betacode
*xeimaskh/santa: dia/lhyin ei)=xe, ta\ strato/peda xeimaskh/santa belti/w ta\ pra/gmata u(pela/mbane genh/sesqai.