μ931Μηλόβοτος χώρα
sheep-pasturage territory
[Meaning territory] denuded of its inhabitants by the enemy, and occupied by farm-animals. The word [mhlo/botos] also occurs in Lycurgus, in the [speech] Against Autokles: "[...] but also he gave up Attica to…
Μηλόβοτος χώρα· ὑπὸ πολεμίων ἐξερημωθεῖσα, ἣν κατανέμεται τὰ τετράποδα. κεῖται δὲ τοὔνομα καὶ παρὰ τῷ Λυκούργῳ ἐν τῷ κατ' Αὐτοκλέους· ἀλλὰ καὶ μηλόβοτον τὴν Ἀττικὴν ἀνῆκε.…
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