Περίφασις

open view

Translated by David Whitehead11 Oct 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

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Polybius [writes]: "he ordered them to inform him of everything that was happening by fire-signals [sent] to Tisaion; this is a mountain in Thessaly, favourably situated for open views of the above-mentioned places".

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περίφασις· Πολύβιος· ἐκέλευσε διασαφεῖν αὐτῷ πάντα τὰ γινόμενα διὰ τῶν πυρσῶν ἐπὶ τὸ Τίσαιον· ἔστι δὲ τῆς Θετταλίας ὄρος, εὐφυῶς κείμενον πρὸς τὰς τῶν προειρημένων τόπων περιφάσεις.

Betacode
*peri/fasis: *polu/bios: e)ke/leuse diasafei=n au)tw=| pa/nta ta\ gino/mena dia\ tw=n pursw=n e)pi\ to\ *ti/saion: e)/sti de\ th=s *qettali/as o)/ros, eu)fuw=s kei/menon pro\s ta\s tw=n proeirhme/nwn to/pwn perifa/seis.

Notes

  1. Polybius 10.42.7-8, on Philip V in 208 BC (web address 1).
    Mt Tisaion (present-day Bardhzogia) actually lies at the southern tip of the Magnesian peninsula. For fire-signals there cf. Polyaenus 6.2.1.

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Neighbouring entries

π1336Περιοιστικόςfor carrying about, endurableπ1337Περιφάνειαconspicuousnessπ1338Περίφασιςopen viewπ1339Περιφερέςcurved, roundedπ1340Περιφοράmotion, revolution
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  3. Revised — David Whitehead
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  7. Translated — David Whitehead

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