Polybius, Histories

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Book 6 - Chapter 30

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<w lemma="%2A%29apo%5C">Ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28sta%2Ftwn">ἁστάτων</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="dialei%2Fpontes">διαλείποντες</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w> <w lemma="i%28ppei%3Ds">ἱππεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%2Fous">ἀντίους</w> <w lemma="paremba%2Fllousi">παρεμβάλλουσι</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w>, <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</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="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lh%2Fgontes">λήγοντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29th%2Fn">αὐτήν</w>.
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<w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summa%2Fxwn">συμμάχων</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpa">προεῖπα</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Frison">πάρισον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+koi%3Ds">Ῥωμαϊκοῖς</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w>, <w lemma="lei%3Dpon">λεῖπον</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pile%2Fktois">ἐπιλέκτοις</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28ppe%2Fwn">ἱππέων</w> <w lemma="dipla%2Fsion">διπλάσιον</w>, <w lemma="a%29fh%7Crhme%2Fnou">ἀφῃρημένου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Ftou">τρίτου</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29pile%2Fktous">ἐπιλέκτους</w>.
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<w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fqos">βάθος</w> <w lemma="au%29%2Fcontes">αὔξοντες</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="stratopedeutikoi%3Ds">στρατοπεδευτικοῖς</w> <w lemma="sxh%2Fmasi">σχήμασι</w>, <w lemma="peirw%3Dntai">πειρῶνται</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mh%3Dkos">μῆκος</w> <w lemma="e%29cisou%3Dn">ἐξισοῦν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdois">στρατοπέδοις</w>.
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<w lemma="a%29potelesqeisw%3Dn">ἀποτελεσθεισῶν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%28pasw%3Dn">ἁπασῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fnte">πέντε</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fdwn">διόδων</w>, <w lemma="au%29%3Dqis">αὖθις</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%29%2Fmpalin">τοὔμπαλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29pestramme%2Fnas">ἀπεστραμμένας</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="i%28ppeu%3Dsi">ἱππεῦσι</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fasi">τιθέασι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="summaxikw%3Dn">συμμαχικῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w>, <w lemma="au%29%2Fcontes">αὔξοντες</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ba%2Fqos">βάθος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="lo%2Fgon">λόγον</w>, <w lemma="blepou%2Fsas">βλεπούσας</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xa%2Fraka">χάρακα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="plagi%2Fwn">πλαγίων</w> <w lemma="e%29pifanei%2Fas">ἐπιφανείας</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Fras">ἑκατέρας</w>.
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<w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsthn">ἑκάστην</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fan">σημαίαν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="prw%2Ftas">πρώτας</w> <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28kate%2Frou">ἑκατέρου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Frous">μέρους</w> <w lemma="skhna%5Cs">σκηνὰς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="taci%2Farxoi">ταξίαρχοι</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnousin">λαμβάνουσιν</w>. <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="proeirhme%2Fnon">προειρημένον</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w> <w lemma="paremba%2Fllontes">παρεμβάλλοντες</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkaston">ἕκαστον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkton">ἕκτον</w> <w lemma="ou%29lamo%5Cn">οὐλαμὸν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmptou">πέμπτου</w> <w lemma="penth%2Fkonta">πεντήκοντα</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="a%29fista%3Dsi">ἀφιστᾶσι</w>, <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fws">παραπλησίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pezw%3Dn">πεζῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fceis">τάξεις</w>,
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<w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnesqai">γίνεσθαι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllhn">ἄλλην</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fswn">μέσων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="stratope%2Fdwn">στρατοπέδων</w> <w lemma="di%2Fodon">δίοδον</w>, <w lemma="e%29pika%2Frsion">ἐπικάρσιον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmas">ῥύμας</w>, <w lemma="para%2Fllhlon">παράλληλον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</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="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="kalou%3Dsi">καλοῦσι</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpthn">πέμπτην</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pe%2Fmpta">πέμπτα</w> <w lemma="ta%2Fgmata">τάγματα</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fkein">παρήκειν</w>.
<head>Placement of the Allies</head>Beyond the<foreign lang="la">Hastati</foreign>they again leave a space of fifty feet, and there, beginning from the same base (the Principia), and going in a parallel direction, and to the same distance as the other blocks, they place the cavalry of the allies facing the<foreign lang="la">Hastati.</foreign>Now the number of the allies, as I have stated above, is equal to that of the legions in regard to the infantry, though it falls below that if we omit the<foreign lang="la">extraordinarii;</foreign>but that of the cavalry is double, when the third part is deducted for service among the<foreign lang="la">extraordinarii.</foreign>Therefore in marking out the camp the spaces assigned to the latter are made proportionally deeper, so that their length remains the same as those occupied by the legions. Thus five viae are formed:<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note40">That is, one between the two legions, and two between the blocks in each.</note>and back to back with these cavalry are the spaces for the infantry of the allies, the depth being proportionally increased according to their numbers;<note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note41">That is to say—without the<foreign lang="la">extraordinarii</foreign>(1/5)—there are 2400 to get into 10 spaces instead of 3000 into 30.</note>and these maniples face the outer sides of the camp and the agger. In each maniple the first tent at either end is occupied by the centurions.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note42">Via Quintana.</note>Between the fifth and sixth squadrons of cavalry, and the fifth and sixth maniple of infantry, there is a space of fifty left, so that another road is made across the camp at right angles to the others and parallel to the tents of the Tribuni, and this they call the<foreign lang="la">Via Quintana,</foreign>as it runs along the fifth squadrons and maniples.