Πόπλιος Σκιπίων Ἀφρικανός
Publius Scipio Africanus
Translated by William Hutton14 Jan 2013Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Publius Scipio Africanus,] finding the army in a decrepit state, resurrected it. [It was he] who also demolished Carthage down to its foundations. [It is said that] the hilt of his sword foretold the end of the war to him; blood flowed from it in profusion, and however many times they wiped it off it always emitted more blood. The seers interpreted the omen to indicate an enormous massacre of the enemy.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πόπλιος Σκιπίων Ἀφρικανός, τὴν στρατιὰν εὑρὼν διεφθαρμένην ἐπανώρθωσεν. ὃς καὶ τὴν Καρχηδόνα εἰς ἔδαφος καθεῖλε. προσημᾶναι δὲ αὐτῷ τοῦ πολέμου τὸ πέρας τὴν τοῦ ξίφους λαβήν, αἵματι πολλῷ ῥεομένην καὶ πολλάκις μὲν ἀποματτομένην, πλέον δὲ ἀνιεῖσαν ἀεὶ τοῦ αἵματος· τοὺς γὰρ μάντεις πολὺν φόνον τῶν ἐναντίων σημαίνειν τὸ τέρας ὑποκρίνασθαι.
Betacode
*po/plios *skipi/wn *)afrikano/s, th\n stratia\n eu(rw\n diefqarme/nhn e)panw/rqwsen. o(\s kai\ th\n *karxhdo/na ei)s e)/dafos kaqei=le. proshma=nai de\ au)tw=| tou= pole/mou to\ pe/ras th\n tou= ci/fous labh/n, ai(/mati pollw=| r(eome/nhn kai\ polla/kis me\n a)pomattome/nhn, ple/on de\ a)niei=san a)ei\ tou= ai(/matos: tou\s ga\r ma/nteis polu\n fo/non tw=n e)nanti/wn shmai/nein to\ te/ras u(pokri/nasqai.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 10 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note and keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton