Ἔδεσα
Edesa, Edessa
Translated by David Whitehead17 Jun 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἔδεσα· πόλις Συρίας· εἰς ἣν ἀφικομένῳ Τραιανῷ ὑπαντιάζει πρὸ τῆς πόλεως Αὔγαρος ἵππους τε δῶρ' ἄγων νʹ καὶ σʹ καὶ τοὺς καταφράκτους θώρακας ἱππεῦσι καὶ τοῖς ἵπποις νʹ καὶ σʹ καὶ βέλη ἑξακισμύρια. ὁ δὲ Τραιανὸς γʹ λαβὼν θώρακας τἄλλα ξύμπαντα αὐτὸν ἔχειν ἐκέλευσεν.
Betacode
*)/edesa: po/lis *suri/as: ei)s h(\n a)fikome/nw| *traianw=| u(pantia/zei pro\ th=s po/lews *au)/garos i(/ppous te dw=r' a)/gwn n# kai\ s1# kai\ tou\s katafra/ktous qw/rakas i(ppeu=si kai\ toi=s i(/ppois n# kai\ s1# kai\ be/lh e(cakismu/ria. o( de\ *traiano\s g# labw\n qw/rakas ta)/lla cu/mpanta au)to\n e)/xein e)ke/leusen.
Notes (1)
- [1] cf. epsilon 208, and see generally OCD(4) under 'Edessa'; Barrington Atlas map 67 grid H2.↩
- 2Arrian, Parthika fr.47; cf. alpha 4409, alpha 177.
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