Polybius, Histories

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Book 6 - Chapter 28

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<w lemma="%2A%29apometrhqe%2Fntwn">Ἀπομετρηθέντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="podw%3Dn">ποδῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fsqen">πρόσθεν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="skhna%2Fs">σκηνάς</w>, <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pla%2Ftos">πλάτος</w> <w lemma="o%28rizou%2Fshs">ὁριζούσης</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%2Fas">εὐθείας</w>, <w lemma="h%28%2Ftis">ἥτις</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="para%2Fllhlos">παράλληλος</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="skhnai%3Ds">σκηναῖς</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxontai">ἄρχονται</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="parembola%2Fs">παρεμβολάς</w>, <w lemma="xeiri%2Fzontes">χειρίζοντες</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="dixotomh%2Fsantes">διχοτομήσαντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnhn">προειρημένην</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%3Dan">εὐθεῖαν</w>, <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="shmei%2Fou">σημείου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="o%29rqa%5Cs">ὀρθὰς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="grammh%3D%7C">γραμμῇ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fous">ἀντίους</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdou">στρατοπέδου</w> <w lemma="paremba%2Fllousi">παρεμβάλλουσι</w>, <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="die%2Fxontas">διέχοντας</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w>, <w lemma="me%2Fshn">μέσην</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntes">ποιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tomh%5Cn">τομὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="diasth%2Fmatos">διαστήματος</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%2F">ἥ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="skhnopoii%2Fa">σκηνοποιία</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsios:">παραπλήσιος·</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="sxh%3Dma">σχῆμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29lamw%3Dn">οὐλαμῶν</w> <w lemma="tetra%2Fgwnon">τετράγωνον</w>.
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<w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fpei">βλέπει</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fdous">διόδους</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="w%28risme%2Fnon">ὡρισμένον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodon">δίοδον</w> — <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%28kato%5Cn">ἑκατὸν</w> <w lemma="podw%3Dn">ποδῶν</w> — <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fqos">βάθος</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fson">ἴσον</w> <w lemma="peirw%3Dntai">πειρῶνται</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dn">ποιεῖν</w> <w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w>.
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<w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzosi">μείζοσι</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w> <w lemma="xrw%3Dntai">χρῶνται</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fkei">μήκει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fqei">βάθει</w> <w lemma="prostiqe%2Fasi">προστιθέασι</w>.
They now measure a hundred feet from the front of all these tents, and starting from the line drawn at this distance parallel to the tents of the tribunes they begin to encamp the legions, managing matters as follows.
Bisecting the above line, they start from this spot and along a line drawn at right angles to the first, they encamp the cavalry of each legion facing each other and separated by a distance of fifty feet, the last-mentioned line being exactly half-way between them.
The manner of encamping the cavalry and the infantry is very similar, the whole space occupied by the maniples and squadrons being a square.
This square faces one of the streets or viae and is of a fixed length of one hundred feet, and they usually try to make the depth the same except in the case of the allies.
When they employ the larger legions they add proportionately to the length and depth.