Polybius, Histories

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Book 6 - Chapter 27

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<w lemma="%2A%29%2Festi">Ἔστι</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnos">γένος</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w> <w lemma="toio%2Fnde">τοιόνδε</w>. <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="kriqe%2Fntos">κριθέντος</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpou">τόπου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fan">στρατοπεδείαν</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeio%2Ftaton">ἐπιτηδειότατον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnoyin">σύνοψιν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraggeli%2Fan">παραγγελίαν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="skhnh%5C">σκηνὴ</w> <w lemma="katalamba%2Fnei">καταλαμβάνει</w>. <w lemma="teqei%2Fshs">τεθείσης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w>,
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<w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllousi">μέλλουσι</w> <w lemma="phgnu%2Fnai">πηγνύναι</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>, <w lemma="a%29pometrei%3Dtai">ἀπομετρεῖται</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fric">πέριξ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w> <w lemma="tetra%2Fgwnos">τετράγωνος</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cs">πλευρὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxein">ἀπέχειν</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29mbado%5Cn">ἐμβαδὸν</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="tetra%2Fpleqron">τετράπλεθρον</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmatos">σχήματος</w> <w lemma="ai%29ei%5C">αἰεὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleura%2Fn">πλευράν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Ftis">ἥτις</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29pithdeiota%2Fth">ἐπιτηδειοτάτη</w> <w lemma="fanh%3D%7C">φανῇ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fs">πρός</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="u%28drei%2Fas">ὑδρείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pronoma%2Fs">προνομάς</w>, <w lemma="paraba%2Flletai">παραβάλλεται</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+ka%5C">Ῥωμαϊκὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>.
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<w lemma="e%28%5Cc">ἓξ</w> <w lemma="u%28parxo%2Fntwn">ὑπαρχόντων</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstw%7C">ἑκάστῳ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdw%7C">στρατοπέδῳ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>, <w lemma="duei%3Dn">δυεῖν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kw%3Dn">Ῥωμαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="meq%27">μεθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftwn">ὑπάτων</w>, <w lemma="fanero%5Cn">φανερὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="dw%2Fdeka">δώδεκα</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxous">χιλιάρχους</w> <w lemma="a%29na%2Fgkh">ἀνάγκη</w> <w lemma="sustrateu%2Fein">συστρατεύειν</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frw%7C">ἑκατέρῳ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Ftwn">ὑπάτων</w>.
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<w lemma="tiqe%2Fasi">τιθέασι</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="skhna%5Cs">σκηνὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%3Dan">εὐθεῖαν</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fsas">ἁπάσας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Ftis">ἥτις</w> <w lemma="e%29sti%5C">ἐστὶ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fllhlos">παράλληλος</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tetragw%2Fnou">τετραγώνου</w> <w lemma="prokriqei%2Fsh%7C">προκριθείσῃ</w> <w lemma="pleura%3D%7C">πλευρᾷ</w>, <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29pe%2Fxei">ἀπέχει</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w>, <w lemma="i%28%2Fn%27">ἵν᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3D%7C">ᾗ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppois">ἵπποις</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28pozugi%2Fois">ὑποζυγίοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="loiph%3D%7C">λοιπῇ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="a%29poskeuh%3D%7C">ἀποσκευῇ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w>.
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<w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="skhnai%5C">σκηναὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnou">προειρημένου</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmatos">σχήματος</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%29%2Fmpalin">τοὔμπαλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pestramme%2Fnai">ἀπεστραμμέναι</w> <w lemma="ph%2Fgnuntai">πήγνυνται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29kto%5Cs">ἐκτὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="noei%2Fsqw">νοείσθω</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kalei%2Fsqw">καλείσθω</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kaqa%2Fpac">καθάπαξ</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmatos">σχήματος</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29festa%3Dsi">ἀφεστᾶσι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fson">ἴσον</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="skhnai%2F">σκηναί</w>, <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pla%2Ftos">πλάτος</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+kw%3Dn">Ῥωμαϊκῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fkein">παρήκειν</w>.
When the site for the camp has been chosen, the position in it giving the best general view and most suitable for issuing orders is assigned to the general's tent (praetorium).
Fixing an ensign on the spot where they are about to pitch it, they measure off round this ensign a square plot of ground each side of which is one hundred feet distant, so that the total area measure four plethra.
Along one side of this square in the direction which seems to give the greatest facilities for watering and foraging, the Roman legions are disposed as follows.
As I have said, there are six tribunes in each legion; and since each consul has always two Roman legions with him, it is evident that there are twelve tribunes in the army of each.
They place then the tents of these all in one line parallel to the side of the square selected and fifty feet distant from it, to give room for the horses, mules, and baggage of the tribunes.
These tents are pitched with their backs turned to the praetorium and facing the outer side of the camp, a direction of which I will always speak as "the front."
The tents of the tribunes are at an equal distance from each other, and at such a distance that they extend along the whole breadth of the space occupied by the legions.