Λέων
Leon, Leo
Translated by David Whitehead18 Sep 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
This man was sent as general by Eutropius the eunuch1 against the barbarians. He was easily-satisfied and, on account of care for strong drink, easily led astray. For his manhood compelled him to have more concubines than the soldiers [had] and to drink more than all other humans drink.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λέων· οὗτος στρατηγὸς ἐπέμφθη παρὰ Εὐτροπίου τοῦ εὐνούχου κατὰ τῶν βαρβάρων, εὔκολος ὢν καὶ διὰ μελέτην μέθης εὐπαράγωγος. ἦν γὰρ αὐτῷ τὸ ἀνδρεῖον ἐπὶ τούτῳ συνηναγκασμένον πλείους ἔχειν παλλακίδας τῶν στρατιωτῶν καὶ πλείονα πίνειν ἢ ὅσα πάντες ἄνθρωποι πίνουσι.
Betacode
*le/wn: ou(=tos strathgo\s e)pe/mfqh para\ *eu)tropi/ou tou= eu)nou/xou kata\ tw=n barba/rwn, eu)/kolos w)\n kai\ dia\ mele/thn me/qhs eu)para/gwgos. h)=n ga\r au)tw=| to\ a)ndrei=on e)pi\ tou/tw| sunhnagkasme/non plei/ous e)/xein pallaki/das tw=n stratiwtw=n kai\ plei/ona pi/nein h)\ o(/sa pa/ntes a)/nqrwpoi pi/nousi.
Notes (1)
- Eunapius fr.76 FHG (4.48); more briefly (and with the comparative 'rather easily-satisfied') at epsilon 3636.
- 1epsilon 3776, epsilon 3777. ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 5 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead