Life of Pericles 20.1

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Literature: prose
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Life of Pericles 20.1
Quotation
εἰς δὲ τὸν Πόντον εἰσπλεύσας στόλῳ μεγάλῳ καὶ κεκοσμημένῳ λαμπρῶς ταῖς μὲν Ἑλληνίσι πόλεσιν ὧν ἐδέοντο διεπράξατο καὶ προσηνέχθη φιλανθρώπως, τοῖς δὲ περιοικοῦσι βαρβάροις ἔθνεσι καὶ βασιλεῦσιν αὐτῶν καὶ δυνάσταις ἐπεδείξατο μὲν τῆς δυνάμεως τὸ μέγεθος καὶ τὴν ἄδειαν καὶ τὸ θάρσος ᾗ βούλοιντο πλεόντων καὶ πᾶσαν ὑφ᾽ αὑτοῖς πεποιημένων τὴν θάλασσαν, Σινωπεῦσι δὲ τρισκαίδεκα ναῦς ἀπέλιπε μετὰ Λαμάχου καὶ στρατιώτας ἐπὶ Τιμησίεων τύραννον.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Armament/ fleet
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Textile
Visual Work: Carving
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified - splendid ornament, probably carved wood or fine sails
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Pericles?
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A01084
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Interpreted from context