Pyrrhus 16.7

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Pyrrhus 16.7
Quotation
ἐπεὶ δ̓ ἑώρα θυρεούς τε πολλοὺς ὑπερφαινομένους τοῦ ποταμοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἱππεῖς ἐπελαύνοντας ἐν τάξει, συστρέψας ἐνέβαλε πρῶτος, αὐτόθεν τε περίοπτος ὢν ὅπλων κάλλει καὶ λαμπρότητι κεκοσμημένων περιττῶς, καὶ τὴν δόξαν ἐπιδεικνύμενος ἔργοις οὐκ ἀποδέουσαν αὐτοῦ τῆς ἀρετῆς
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Military: Arms and Armour
Object/ Person Ornamented
Armour of Pyrrhus
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Inlay
Visual Work: Embossing
Visual Work: Material: Precious Stones
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: inlays in precious metals and jewels, and embossing
Item Identifier
A01880
Determination
Interpreted from context