Library 15.92.2

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
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Reference
Library 15.92.2
Quotation
κατὰ δὲ τὴν Αἴγυπτον Ταχὼς ὁ βασιλεὺς κατασκευασάμενος τὰ πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον διακοσίας μὲν τριήρεις εἶχε πολυτελῶς κεκοσμημένας, μισθοφόρους δ᾽ ἐπιλέκτους ἐκ τῆς Ἑλλάδος μυρίους, χωρὶς δὲ τούτων πεζοὺς στρατιώτας Αἰγυπτίους ὀκτακισμυρίους.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Military: Vehicle
Object/ Person Ornamented
200 triremes
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Military: Naval Equipment
Visual Work: Carving
Visual Work: Material: Wood
Visual Work: Textile
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: standard equipment for naval battle and also carvings in the ship itself, perhaps also the sails
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
King Tachos of Egypt
Item Identifier
A00814
Determination
Interpreted from context