Life of Nicias 27.6

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Life of Nicias 27.6
Quotation
τοὺς δὲ φανερῶς ἑαλωκότας ἀθροίσαντες τὰ μὲν κάλλιστα καὶ μέγιστα δένδρα τῶν περὶ τὸν ποταμὸν ἀνέδησαν αἰχμαλώτοις πανοπλίαις, ἐστεφανωμένοι δὲ αὐτοὶ καὶ κοσμήσαντες τοὺς ἵππους διαπρεπῶς, κείραντες δὲ τοὺς τῶν πολεμίων εἰσήλαυνον εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἀγῶνα λαμπρότατον ὧν Ἕλληνες πρὸς Ἕλληνας ἠγωνίσαντο καὶ νίκην τελεωτάτην κράτει πλείστῳ καὶ ῥώμῃ μεγίστῃ προθυμίας καὶ ἀρετῆς κατωρθωκότες.
Part of Speech
Participle (active)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Horses of the victors (Syracusans, Spartans)
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Garlands
Military: Animal: Horse Bits
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: wreaths, expensive horse bits taken from the enemies
Item Identifier
A01080
Determination
Interpreted from context