Σάμβυκες
sambucas
Translated by David Whitehead19 Dec 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σάμβυκες· γένος μηχανήματος πολιορκητικοῦ, ὥς φησι Πολύβιος. περὶ δὲ τῆς κατασκευῆς αὐτοῦ γέγραπται ἐν τῷ Περὶ ἐκφράσεως.
Betacode
*sa/mbukes: ge/nos mhxanh/matos poliorkhtikou=, w(/s fhsi *polu/bios. peri\ de\ th=s kataskeuh=s au)tou= ge/graptai e)n tw=| *peri\ e)kfra/sews.
Notes (2)
- It bore the same name (or nickname) as a stringed musical instrument (sigma 73), and was specifically designed for scaling a wall where the approach was by water.
- 1Mentioned throughout Polybius 8.4.2-8.6.6 (on Marcellus' equipment at the siege of Syracuse, 212 BCE). See web address 1. ↩
- 2By whom? (In fact Polybius loc.cit. gives them.) ↩
References
J.G. Landels, "Ship-shape and sambuca-fashion," Journal of Hellenic Studies 86 (1966) 69-77
M.L. West, Ancient Greek Music (Oxford 1992) 75-77
M.L. West, Ancient Greek Music (Oxford 1992) 75-77
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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- Translated — David Whitehead