Histories 7.40.2

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
440
Location of Display
Reference
Histories 7.40.2
Quotation
προηγεῦντο μὲν δὴ ἱππόται χίλιοι, ἐκ Περσέων πάντων ἀπολελεγμένοι: μετὰ δὲ αἰχμοφόροι χίλιοι καὶ οὗτοι ἐκ πάντων ἀπολελεγμένοι, τὰς λόγχας κάτω ἐς τὴν γῆν τρέψαντες: μετὰ δὲ ἱροὶ Νησαῖοι καλεόμενοι ἵπποι δέκα κεκοσμημένοι ὡς κάλλιστα.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Ten Nesaean horses
Medium/a Ornamenting
Splendid equipment (trappings, armour)
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Persian army
Item Identifier
A02146
Determination
Derived directly from text