Συνασπισμός

shield-linkage

Translated by Philip Rance13 Aug 2012Vetting: high6 revisions

16 words

Shield-linkage is when each man in the phalanx occupies one cubit, then this is called shield-linkage.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Συνασπισμός· συνασπισμός ἐστιν ὅταν ἕκαστος ἀνὴρ ἐν τῇ φάλαγγι κατέχῃ πῆχυν ἕνα, τότε τοῦτο καλεῖται συνασπισμός.

Betacode

*sunaspismo/s: sunaspismo/s e)stin o(/tan e(/kastos a)nh\r e)n th=| fa/laggi kate/xh| ph=xun e(/na, to/te tou=to kalei=tai sunaspismo/s.

Notes

The compiler drew this entry verbatim from the Onomasticon tacticon (31), which simplifies Aelian, Tactica theoria 11.2, 4.
See pi 3155 for pu/knwsis, when each man occupies two cubits. (For cubits see pi 1543.) Note also the use of the headword in alpha 4211 and eta 506.
Outside abstract/technical literature of this kind, the term occurs in historical writers from Diodorus Siculus (16.3.2) onwards.

Linked from1 entry

π3155Πύκνωσιςclose order, compression[sc. can be achieved] by flanker and by rear-ranker. That is, close order by breadth and [by] depth. The 'compressed' man has 2 cubits [sc. distance from the next man], whereas he who is simply deployed [has] 4 cubits.

Neighbouring entries

σ1446ΣυναρπάζωI join in seizing, I join in snatching σ1447Συναρτήσαντεςhaving knitted together σ1448Συνασπισμόςshield-linkage σ1449Συναυλίανconcert, duet, instrumental music σ1450Συνάφειαcombination

Revision history6 revisions · last 27 May 2016

27 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
5 Feb 2015Revised — Catharine Roth
5 Feb 2015coding — Catharine Roth
3 Jan 2014Revised — David Whitehead
13 Aug 2012expansions to notes; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
13 Aug 2012Notes, keywords — Philip Rance
13 Aug 2012Translated — Philip Rance