Ὀξυπαθῶς
with sharp suffering
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Feb 2010Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀξυπαθῶς· λίαν περιπαθῶς. οἱ δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι ὀξυπαθῶς εἶχον ἐπὶ τοῖς ἔναγχος ὑπὸ Χοσρόου παρεστρατηγημένοις αὐτοῖς.
Betacode
*)ocupaqw=s: li/an peripaqw=s. oi( de\ *(rwmai=oi o)cupaqw=s ei)=xon e)pi\ toi=s e)/nagxos u(po\ *xosro/ou parestrathghme/nois au)toi=s.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is an adverbial form (hard to replicate in English) of
o)cupaqh/s . ↩ - 2Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 5.10.1; on Chosroes II, allied with the Romans, battling the Persian rebel Baram (summer of 491); cf. de Boor (206) and Whitby (145). On Chosroes, see chi 418 note. On Baram, see beta 103 and kappa 1128. This engagement took place south of Lake Matiane (Urmia, Urmiah; cf. epsilon 2328 note). Confronted with superior numbers, Baram's troops had retreated up into favorable mountainous terrain. Chosroes ordered the fighters under his command to attack nonetheless, but the Romans maintained their ordered formation, while the loyal Persians in the contingent advanced and were routed by the rebels; cf. Histories 5.9.7-11. ↩
References
C. de Boor, ed., Theophylacti Simocattae Historiae, (Leipzig 1887, reprint 2022)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
M. Whitby and M. Whitby, eds. and trans., The History of Theophylact Simocatta, (Oxford 1986)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 22 May 2025
- expanded n.2, added bibliography and cross-references — Ronald Allen
- tweaked translation after discussion with Catharine Roth — Ronald Allen
- coding — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth