ε3874Ἐφεστρίς
ephestris, mantle
"[...] out of which the archers, covered with their mantles, shoot at those on the walls." [Meaning] a textile [made] out of goat hairs. "...[they were] hanging mantles and fleeces around it, since such barriers would…
Ἐφεστρίς. ἐξ ὧν οἱ τοξόται ταῖς ἐφεστρίσι καλυπτόμενοι βάλλουσι τοὺς ἐπὶ τῶν τειχῶν. ὕφασμα ἐξ αἰγείων τριχῶν. ἀρτῶντες κύκλῳ ἐφεστρίδας καὶ νάκη, ὡς ἂν τὰ τοιαῦτα προβλήματα μὴ…
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