Polybius, Histories

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Book 6 - Chapter 29

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<w lemma="%2Agenome%2Fnhs">Γενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fsas">μέσας</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="skhna%5Cs">σκηνὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmhs">ῥύμης</w> <w lemma="tino%5Cs">τινὸς</w> <w lemma="e%29pikarsi%2Fou">ἐπικαρσίου</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="r%28hqei%3Dsan">ῥηθεῖσαν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%3Dan">εὐθεῖαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w> —
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<w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fnti">ὄντι</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmais">ῥύμαις</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="a%29potelei%3Dtai">ἀποτελεῖται</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fdwn">διόδων</w> <w lemma="sxh%3Dma">σχῆμα</w> <w lemma="pasw%3Dn">πασῶν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tagma%2Ftwn">ταγμάτων</w>, <w lemma="ai%28%3Ds">αἷς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29lamw%3Dn">οὐλαμῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="parembeblhko%2Ftwn">παρεμβεβληκότων</w> —
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<w lemma="plh%5Cn">πλὴν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnois">προειρημένοις</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsi">ἱππεῦσι</w> <w lemma="kato%2Fpin">κατόπιν</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29mfote%2Frwn">ἀμφοτέρων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="triari%2Fous">τριαρίους</w>, <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29lamo%5Cn">οὐλαμὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsthn">ἑκάστην</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fan">σημαίαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fw%7C">ὁμοίῳ</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmati">σχήματι</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fasi">τιθέασι</w>, <w lemma="sumyauo%2Fntwn">συμψαυόντων</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="sxhma%2Ftwn">σχημάτων</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w>, <w lemma="blepo%2Fntwn">βλεπόντων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmpalin">ἔμπαλιν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fas">ἐναντίας</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsin">ἱππεῦσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%2Fas">ἐπιφανείας</w>,
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<w lemma="h%28%2Fmisu">ἥμισυ</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntes">ποιοῦντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fqos">βάθος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="mh%2Fkous">μήκους</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsths">ἑκάστης</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%2Fseis">ἡμίσεις</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fpan">ἐπίπαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="merw%3Dn">μερῶν</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%2Ftiper">διότιπερ</w> <w lemma="a%29ni%2Fswn">ἀνίσων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29ndrw%3Dn">ἀνδρῶν</w> <w lemma="i%29sa%2Fzein">ἰσάζειν</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fqous">βάθους</w> <w lemma="diafora%2Fn">διαφοράν</w>.
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<w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frwn">ἑκατέρων</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="a%29posth%2Fsantes">ἀποστήσαντες</w>, <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fous">ἀντίους</w> <w lemma="paremba%2Fllousi">παρεμβάλλουσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="triari%2Fois">τριαρίοις</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pri%2Fgkipas">πρίγκιπας</w>.
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<w lemma="neuo%2Fntwn">νευόντων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fna">προειρημένα</w> <w lemma="diasth%2Fmata">διαστήματα</w> <w lemma="du%2F%27">δύ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28%3Dtai">αὗται</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29potelou%3Dntai">ἀποτελοῦνται</w> <w lemma="r%28u%3Dmai">ῥῦμαι</w>, <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%2Fas">εὐθείας</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnousai">λαμβάνουσαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ei%29sbola%2Fs">εἰσβολάς</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsin">ἱππεῦσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pro%5C">πρὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="e%28katompe%2Fdou">ἑκατομπέδου</w> <w lemma="diasth%2Fmatos">διαστήματος</w>, <w lemma="lh%2Fgousai">λήγουσαι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="katantikru%5C">καταντικρὺ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos">χάρακος</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28peqe%2Fmeqa">ὑπεθέμεθα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="panto%5Cs">παντὸς</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmatos">σχήματος</w>.
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<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pri%2Fgkipas">πρίγκιπας</w>, <w lemma="o%29%2Fpisqen">ὄπισθεν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmpalin">ἔμπαλιν</w> <w lemma="ble%2Fponta">βλέποντα</w>, <w lemma="sumyau%2Fonta">συμψαύοντα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmata">σχήματα</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fntes">τιθέντες</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%28sta%2Ftous">ἁστάτους</w> <w lemma="paremba%2Fllousi">παρεμβάλλουσι</w>.
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<w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w> <w lemma="e%29xo%2Fntwn">ἐχόντων</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="merw%3Dn">μερῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="diai%2Fresin">διαίρεσιν</w>, <w lemma="pa%2Fsas">πάσας</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsas">ἴσας</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmas">ῥύμας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29potoma%5Cs">ἀποτομὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29sa%2Fzein">ἰσάζειν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fswpon">πρόσωπον</w> <w lemma="pleura%3D%7C">πλευρᾷ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frakos:">χάρακος·</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="teleutai%2Fas">τελευταίας</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w> <w lemma="e%29pistre%2Ffontes">ἐπιστρέφοντες</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fousin">στρατοπεδεύουσιν</w>.
The cavalry camp is thus something like a street running down from the middle of the tribunes' tents and at right angles to the line along which these tents are placed and to the space in front of them, the whole system of viae being in fact like a number of streets, as either companies of infantry or troops of horse are encamped facing each other all along each. Behind the cavalry, then, they place the triarii of both legions in a similar arrangement, a company next each troop, but with no space between, and facing in the contrary direction to the cavalry.
They make the depth of each company half its length, because as a rule the triarii number only half the strength of the other classes.
So that the maniples being often of unequal strength, the length of the encampments is always the same owing to the difference in depth.
Next at a distance of 50 feet on each side they place the principes facing the triarii, and as they are turned towards the intervening space, two more streets are formed, both starting from the same base as that of the cavalry, i.e. the hundred-foot space in front of the tribunes' tents, and both issuing on the side of the camp which is opposite to the tribunes' tents and which we decided to call the front of the whole.
After the principes, and again back to back against them, with no interval they encamp the hastati.
As each class by virtue of the original division consists of ten maniples, the streets are all equal in length, and they all break off on the front side of the camp in a straight line, the last maniples being here so placed as to face to the front.