Τριάριοι
tried-and-tested, veterans, old guard
Translated by David Whitehead12 Nov 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
When the Romans were campaigning against the Carthaginians 'they picked out the best men from their land armies and divided the total force into four parts; and each part had two names. For [the first] was called First Army and First Squadron, and so on accordingly. In addition the fourth had a third name: for they were called tried-and-tested, after the usage in the land armies'.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τριάριοι· οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι στρατεύσαντες ἐπὶ Καρχηδονίους, ἐπιλέξαντες ἐκ τῶν πεζικῶν στρατοπέδων τὰς ἀρίστας χεῖρας διεῖλον τὴν πᾶσαν δύναμιν εἰς τέσσαρα μέρη· τὸ δὲ μέρος ἕκαστον διττὰς εἶχε προσηγορίας. πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ ἐκαλεῖτο στρατόπεδον καὶ πρῶτος στόλος, καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ κατὰ λόγον· τὸ δὲ τέταρτον καὶ τρίτον ἐπωνυμίαν ἔτι οὐ προσειλήφει· τριάριοι γὰρ ὠνομάζοντο κατὰ τὴν ἐν τοῖς πεζικοῖς στρατοπέδοις συνήθειαν.
Betacode
*tria/rioi: oi( *(rwmai=oi strateu/santes e)pi\ *karxhdoni/ous, e)pile/cantes e)k tw=n pezikw=n stratope/dwn ta\s a)ri/stas xei=ras diei=lon th\n pa=san du/namin ei)s te/ssara me/rh: to\ de\ me/ros e(/kaston ditta\s ei)=xe proshgori/as. prw=ton me\n ga\r e)kalei=to strato/pedon kai\ prw=tos sto/los, kai\ ta\ loipa\ kata\ lo/gon: to\ de\ te/tarton kai\ tri/ton e)pwnumi/an e)/ti ou) proseilh/fei: tria/rioi ga\r w)noma/zonto kata\ th\n e)n toi=s pezikoi=s stratope/dois sunh/qeian.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 15 Aug 2011
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, link, keyword, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead