Ἐσπαρμένη παράταξις
scattered formation
Translated by William Hutton23 Jan 2008Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[sc. This occurs] whenever it is broken up into several masses of things.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐσπαρμένη παράταξις· ὅταν εἰς ὄγκους πλείονας διαλύηται τῶν πραγμάτων.
Betacode
*)esparme/nh para/tacis: o(/tan ei)s o)/gkous plei/onas dialu/htai tw=n pragma/twn.
Notes (1)
- The same definition is given to the term
e)sparme/nh ("scattered") alone at #64 in the tactical glossary that follows the letter psi. Adler cites Tact. 59 Köchly and Rostow. (No such term is treated by the mainstream tactical writers: Asclepiodotus, Arrian, Aelian.)