Δίαρμα
passage by sea
Translated by Craig Gibson3 Apr 2004Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Polybius [writes]: "at the same time, in regard to the sailing voyage from Libya and the passage by sea, the city was very favorably situated for the Carthaginians".1
And elsewhere: "for from the palisade to [the] sea [sc. the distance was] was 120 stades, but the passage by sea [was] a little more than 60. And for this reason there was obscurity and continuity of outward appearance".2
And elsewhere: "they [or: I] saw a vision of the sea passage spanned by a bridge3 from Byzantium as far as Kalchedon".4
And elsewhere: "for from the palisade to [the] sea [sc. the distance was] was 120 stades, but the passage by sea [was] a little more than 60. And for this reason there was obscurity and continuity of outward appearance".2
And elsewhere: "they [or: I] saw a vision of the sea passage spanned by a bridge3 from Byzantium as far as Kalchedon".4