Κανθήλιος
pack-ass
Translated by Ryan Stone14 Mar 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. Someone] slow to understand, or dull.1 Or a large ass/donkey.2
Xenophon says: "in Babylon the date-palms are not less than a plethron in size: indeed, when they are under great pressure, they bend upwards, just like pack-asses."3
And Polybius [writes]: "he ordered the infantry to take the panniers with the baggage tied upon them from the rear, and place them in front of themselves. This being done, it created a protection safer than all stockades."4
Xenophon says: "in Babylon the date-palms are not less than a plethron in size: indeed, when they are under great pressure, they bend upwards, just like pack-asses."3
And Polybius [writes]: "he ordered the infantry to take the panniers with the baggage tied upon them from the rear, and place them in front of themselves. This being done, it created a protection safer than all stockades."4