<w lemma="%2A%28%2Fotan">Ὅταν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fzwsi">ἐγγίζωσι</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fein">στρατοπεδεύειν</w>, <w lemma="proporeu%2Fontai">προπορεύονται</w> <w lemma="xili%2Farxos">χιλίαρχος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="tacia%2Frxwn">ταξιάρχων</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="proxeirisqe%2Fntes">προχειρισθέντες</w>,
<w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="sunqea%2Fswntai">συνθεάσωνται</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Flon">ὅλον</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpon">τόπον</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="stratopedeu%2Fein">στρατοπεδεύειν</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3D%7C">αὐτῷ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftw%7C">τούτῳ</w> <w lemma="prw%3Dton">πρῶτον</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="die%2Flabon">διέλαβον</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="skhnh%5Cn">σκηνὴν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3D">οὗ</w> <w lemma="deh%2Fsei">δεήσει</w> <w lemma="qei%3Dnai">θεῖναι</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="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fan">ποίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pleura%5Cn">πλευρὰν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="skhnh%5Cn">σκηνὴν</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsews">περιστάσεως</w> <w lemma="parembalei%3Dn">παρεμβαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda:">στρατόπεδα·</w>
<w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="prokriqe%2Fntwn">προκριθέντων</w> <w lemma="diametrou%3Dntai">διαμετροῦνται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%2Fstasin">περίστασιν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="skhnh%3Ds">σκηνῆς</w>, <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qei%3Dan">εὐθεῖαν</w>, <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="ai%28">αἱ</w> <w lemma="skhnai%5C">σκηναὶ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fqentai">τίθενται</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="xilia%2Frxwn">χιλιάρχων</w>, <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fths">ταύτης</w> <w lemma="para%2Fllhlon">παράλληλον</w>, <w lemma="a%29f%27">ἀφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frxetai">ἄρχεται</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="paremba%2Fllein">παρεμβάλλειν</w>.
<w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Ftera">θάτερα</w> <w lemma="me%2Frh">μέρη</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="skhnh%3Ds">σκηνῆς</w> <w lemma="katemetrh%2Fsanto">κατεμετρήσαντο</w> <w lemma="grammai%3Ds">γραμμαῖς</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="u%28pedei%2Fcamen">ὑπεδείξαμεν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frti">ἄρτι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="pleio%2Fnwn">πλειόνων</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="braxei%3D">βραχεῖ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnw%7C">χρόνῳ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%7Cdi%2Fan">ῥᾳδίαν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="katame%2Ftrhsin">καταμέτρησιν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%28pa%2Fntwn">ἁπάντων</w> <w lemma="w%28risme%2Fnwn">ὡρισμένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunh%2Fqwn">συνήθων</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fntwn">ὄντων</w> <w lemma="diasthma%2Ftwn">διαστημάτων</w>,
<w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fan">σημαίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fphcan">ἔπηξαν</w> <w lemma="mi%2Fan">μίαν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="prw%2Fthn">πρώτην</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpw%7C">τόπῳ</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fqesqai">τίθεσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="skhnh%2Fn">σκηνήν</w>, <w lemma="deute%2Fran">δευτέραν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prokriqei%2Fshs">προκριθείσης</w> <w lemma="pleura%3Ds">πλευρᾶς</w>, <w lemma="tri%2Fthn">τρίτην</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fshs">μέσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="grammh%3Ds">γραμμῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="xili%2Farxoi">χιλίαρχοι</w> <w lemma="skhnou%3Dsi">σκηνοῦσι</w>, <w lemma="teta%2Frthn">τετάρτην</w>, <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fqentai">τίθενται</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w>. <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Ftas">ταύτας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dsi">ποιοῦσι</w> <w lemma="foinikia%3Ds">φοινικιᾶς</w>,
<w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="leukh%2Fn">λευκήν</w>. <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="qa%2Ftera">θάτερα</w> <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="yila%5C">ψιλὰ</w> <w lemma="do%2Frata">δόρατα</w> <w lemma="phgnu%2Fousi">πηγνύουσι</w>, <w lemma="pote%5C">ποτὲ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="xrwma%2Ftwn">χρωμάτων</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnwn">γενομένων</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="e%28ch%3Ds">ἑξῆς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmas">ῥύμας</w> <w lemma="dieme%2Ftrhsan">διεμέτρησαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="do%2Frata">δόρατα</w> <w lemma="kate%2Fphcan">κατέπηξαν</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fsths">ἑκάστης</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmhs">ῥύμης</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%2Ftws">εἰκότως</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="e%29ggi%2Fsh%7C">ἐγγίσῃ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpeda">στρατόπεδα</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fas">πορείας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnht%27">γένητ᾽</w> <w lemma="eu%29su%2Fnoptos">εὐσύνοπτος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpos">τόπος</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="parembolh%3Ds">παρεμβολῆς</w>, <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpanta">ἅπαντα</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dsi">πᾶσι</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Frima">γνώριμα</w>, <w lemma="tekmairome%2Fnois">τεκμαιρομένοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sullogizome%2Fnois">συλλογιζομένοις</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="strathgou%3D">στρατηγοῦ</w> <w lemma="shmai%2Fas">σημαίας</w>.
<w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fstou">ἑκάστου</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskontos">γινώσκοντος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fa%7C">ποίᾳ</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmh%7C">ῥύμῃ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poi%2Fw%7C">ποίῳ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpw%7C">τόπῳ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="r%28u%2Fmhs">ῥύμης</w> <w lemma="skhnoi%3D">σκηνοῖ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntas">πάντας</w> <w lemma="a%29ei%5C">ἀεὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cn">αὐτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fxein">ἐπέχειν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>, <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai%2F">γίνεταί</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flin">πόλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29si%2Fh%7C">εἰσίῃ</w> <w lemma="strato%2Fpedon">στρατόπεδον</w> <w lemma="e%29gxw%2Frion">ἐγχώριον</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3D">ἐκεῖ</w> <w lemma="diakli%2Fnantes">διακλίναντες</w> <w lemma="a%29po%5C">ἀπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pulw%3Dn">πυλῶν</w> <w lemma="eu%29qe%2Fws">εὐθέως</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastoi">ἕκαστοι</w> <w lemma="proa%2Fgousi">προάγουσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paragi%2Fnontai">παραγίνονται</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="oi%29kh%2Fseis">οἰκήσεις</w> <w lemma="a%29diaptw%2Ftws">ἀδιαπτώτως</w>, <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="kaqo%2Flou">καθόλου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskein">γινώσκειν</w> <w lemma="pou%3D">ποῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="po%2Flew%2Fs">πόλεώς</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="kata%2Flusis">κατάλυσις</w>.
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai+ka%5Cs">Ῥωμαϊκὰς</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w> <w lemma="stratopedei%2Fas">στρατοπεδείας</w>.
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<head>Making Camp</head>When the army on the march is approaching the<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note60">Encampment on the march.</note>place of encampment, a Tribune, and those of the centurions who have been from time to time selected for that duty, are sent forward to survey the place of encampment. Having done this they proceed first of all to fix upon the place for the Consul's tent (as I have described above), and to determine on which side of the Praetorium to quarter the legions. Having decided these points they measure out the Praetorium, then they draw the straight line along which the tents of the Tribunes are to be pitched, and then the line parallel to this, beyond which the quarters of the legions are to begin. In the same way they draw the lines on the other sides of the Praetorium in accordance with the plan which I have already detailed at length. This does not take long, nor is the marking out of the camp a matter of difficulty, because the dimensions are all regularly laid down, and are in accordance with precedent. Then they fix one flag in the ground where the Consul's tent is to stand, and another on the base of the square containing it, and a third on the line of the Tribunes' tents; the two latter are scarlet, that which marks the Consul's tent is white; the lines on the other sides of the Praetorium are marked sometimes with plain spears and sometimes by flags of other colours. After this they lay out the<foreign lang="la">viae</foreign>between the quarters, fixing spears at each<foreign lang="la">via.</foreign>Consequently when the legions in the course of their march have come near enough to get a clear view of the place of encampment, they can all make out<pb n="494" />exactly the whole plan of it, taking as their base the Consul's flag and calculating from that. Moreover as each soldier knows precisely on which<foreign lang="la">via,</foreign>and at what point of it, his quarters are to be, because all occupy the same position in the camp wherever it may be, it is exactly like a legion entering its own city; when breaking off at the gates each man makes straight for his own residence without hesitation, because he knows the direction and the quarter of the town in which home lies. It is precisely the same in a Roman camp.
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