Πυρσουρίδας

beacons

Translated by David Whitehead22 Feb 2010Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 41 words
"[It is said] that Perseus the Macedonian set up beacons throughout the whole of Macedonia; by means of these he would learn quickly what was happening everywhere."1
This is [sc. also] how the present-day torches herald the approach of the barbarians.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πυρσουρίδας· ὅτι Περσεὺς ὁ Μακεδὼν κατὰ πᾶσαν Μακεδονίαν κατασκευασάμενος πυρσουρίδας διὰ τούτων ὀξέως ἐμάνθανε τὰ πανταχῆ γινόμενα. οὕτως οἱ νῦν φανοὶ οἱ τὴν τῶν βαρβάρων ἔφοδον προσημαίνοντες.

Betacode
*pursouri/das: o(/ti *perseu\s o( *makedw\n kata\ pa=san *makedoni/an kataskeuasa/menos pursouri/das dia\ tou/twn o)ce/ws e)ma/nqane ta\ pantaxh= gino/mena. ou(/tws oi( nu=n fanoi\ oi( th\n tw=n barba/rwn e)/fodon proshmai/nontes.

Notes (2)

  1. The headword, accusative plural, is evidently extracted from the quotation given.
    cf. generally pi 3247, pi 3248, pi 3249.
  2. 1Quotation unidentifiable ([Polybius] fr.216). ↩
  3. 2Addendum lacking, Adler reports, in mss AV. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

π3248Πυρσεύσασανhaving lit upπ3249Πυρσοίtorchesπ3250Πυρσουρίδαςbeaconsπ3251Πυρφόροςfire-bearerπ3252Πυρφόροςfire-bearer, fire-thrower
Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. x-refs — David Whitehead
  4. set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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