ᾜομεν
we were going
Translated by Catharine Roth16 Sep 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] we proceeded.1 Homer [writes]: "we were going, as you commanded." From ei)/w [which is] Doric for I go, with a change of the diphthong epsiloniota into eta.2
Appian [writes]: "Allobriges, a Gallic tribe. Their cities were hard to conquer because they were joined to the mainland and made islands each day by the tides; but they fought from boats. But when Gaius Caesar fixed tall pilings around the cities and attached bridges to the pilings, the waves passed through the pilings under the bridges. For the Romans the work was long-lasting and without fear."3
Appian [writes]: "Allobriges, a Gallic tribe. Their cities were hard to conquer because they were joined to the mainland and made islands each day by the tides; but they fought from boats. But when Gaius Caesar fixed tall pilings around the cities and attached bridges to the pilings, the waves passed through the pilings under the bridges. For the Romans the work was long-lasting and without fear."3