ε3927Ἐφίππειον
saddle
"To set the horse free from the bridle and the saddle." "The Scythians asked that the saddle be given to them when they offered in return 300 Byzantine prisoners of war. It seems to me unreasonable that they valued the…
Ἐφίππειον. ἐκλῦσαι δὲ τὸν ἵππον τοῦ χαλινοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἐφιππείου. οἱ δὲ Σκύθαι ᾔτουν ἀποδοθῆναι σφίσι τὸ ἐφίππειον, τʹ αἰχμαλώτους Ῥωμαίων ἀντιδωρούμενοι. ἐμοὶ μὲν ἔξω λόγου δοκεῖ. …
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