Κελτίβηρες
Celtiberians, Keltiberians
Translated by David Whitehead1 Mar 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
"[Celtiberians] have a special mode of warfare: when the infantry are weary, [the cavalry] dismount and have small pegs fastened on to the horses' reins; these they fix and make the horses obey".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κελτίβηρες ἴδιον ἔχουσι κατὰ τὸν πόλεμον. πιεζομένων γὰρ τῶν πεζῶν, παρακαταβάντες καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀγωγεῦσι τῶν ἵππων πασσαλίσκους ἔχοντες προσηρτημένους, τούτους πήξαντες πειθαρχεῖν ποιοῦσι τοὺς ἵππους.
Betacode
*kelti/bhres i)/dion e)/xousi kata\ to\n po/lemon. piezome/nwn ga\r tw=n pezw=n, parakataba/ntes kai\ e)n toi=s a)gwgeu=si tw=n i(/ppwn passali/skous e)/xontes proshrthme/nous, tou/tous ph/cantes peiqarxei=n poiou=si tou\s i(/ppous.
Notes
Linked from2 entries
- ι112Ἴδιονone's own, characteristicThis is of two kinds, either like the property of a part -- as when we say, it is the property of the foot to walk, for we do not say that walking is a property [of the foot] as if it did not need the whole (since it…
- μ302Μάχαιραdirk, sabre, sword[ma/xaira means the same as] spa/qh. "The Celtiberians differ greatly from others in the construction of their swords; for it has an effective point, and can deliver a powerful downward stroke from both hands. Wherefore…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 4 Aug 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more x-refs — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead