Καρδοῦχοι
Kardouchi, Carduchi
Translated by David Whitehead28 Aug 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[They are] very good slingers.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καρδοῦχοι· σφενδονῆται ἄριστοι.
Betacode
*kardou=xoi: sfendonh=tai a)/ristoi.
Notes
- A careless summary of what is said by Xenophon, Anabasis 4.2.27-28: the Kardouchoi (whom the Greek mercenaries encountered in Kurdistan) were armed only with arrows and slings, and it was as archers that they were "very good". See more fully at epsilon 2581 (and web address 1).