Ὑπαγωγή

retreat

Translated by Ioannis Doukas25 Jul 2009Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 25 words

Translation

[Meaning a] withdrawal.1
"To keep them from being quicker in retreat if they should choose to become cowards, [Narses] made them get off their horses."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑπαγωγή· ὑποχώρησις. ὅπως μὴ ἐθελοκακοῦντες ἐς ὑπαγωγὴν ὀξύτεροι εἶεν, τῶν ἵππων ἀπεβίβασεν.

Betacode
*(upagwgh/: u(poxw/rhsis. o(/pws mh\ e)qelokakou=ntes e)s u(pagwgh\n o)cu/teroi ei)=en, tw=n i(/ppwn a)pebi/basen. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1cf. upsilon 140; and see also upsilon 141. ↩
  2. 2Quotation not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as an approximation of Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 8.31.5-6 (web address 1). See on this Theodoridis' Photius edition, vol.II p.XCV. At the Battle of Taginae (Busta Gallorum, 552 CE), Byzantine general Narses (cf. nu 42) deploys dismounted cavalry in the Roman center; cf. Kaldellis (532-533), alpha 3124, and epsilon 615. ↩

References


A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)

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Revision history6 revisions · last 14 Apr 2024
  1. expanded n.2; added bibliography, cross-references, and link — Ronald Allen
  2. tweaked translation after discussion with Ron Allen — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
  5. Revised — David Whitehead
  6. x-refs; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  7. Translated — Ioannis Doukas

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