λ672Λοξὴ φάλαγξ
crooked battle-line, crooked phalanx
[Meaning] that in which one wing, whichever is preferred, is close to the enemy and is where the battle is conducted, while the other [wing] is held off in reserve at a distance; a right [crooked phalanx] has the right…
Λοξὴ φάλαγξ, ἡ τὸ μὲν ἕτερον κέρας, ὁπότερον ἂν προῄρηται, πλησίον τῶν πολεμίων ἔχουσα καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ τὸν ἀγῶνα ποιουμένη, τὸ δὲ ἕτερον ἐν ἀποστάσει δι' ὑποστολῆς ἔχουσα· δεξιὰ μὲν ἡ…
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