Εὐκαιρίαν
favourable location, felicitous position
Translated by David Whitehead21 May 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"He marvelled at the position of the city and the favourable location of its citadel, as regards both places beyond the Isthmus and those within the divide".1
And elsewhere: "but they marvelled at the excellence of the territory and the advantages of a favourable location brought to it by the Nile".2
And elsewhere: "but they marvelled at the excellence of the territory and the advantages of a favourable location brought to it by the Nile".2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εὐκαιρίαν· ὁ δὲ θαυμάσας τὴν τῆς πόλεως θέσιν καὶ τὴν τῆς ἀκροπόλεως εὐκαιρίαν πρός τε τοὺς ἐκτὸς Ἰσθμοῦ καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἐντὸς ἀπολαμβανομένους τόπους. καὶ αὖθις· οἱ δὲ ἐθαύμαζον τὴν ἀρετὴν τῆς χώρας καὶ τὰς κατὰ τὸν Νεῖλον εὐκαιρίας.