Histories 7.209.3

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
440
Location of Display
Reference
Histories 7.209.3
Quotation
οἱ ἄνδρες οὗτοι ἀπίκαται μαχησόμενοι ἡμῖν περὶ τῆς ἐσόδου, καὶ ταῦτα παρασκευάζονται. νόμος γάρ σφι ἔχων οὕτω ἐστί: ἐπεὰν μέλλωσι κινδυνεύειν τῇ ψυχῇ, τότε τὰς κεφαλὰς κοσμέονται.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Hair of Lacedaemonians
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Styling and ornaments (ties, bands)
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Lacedaemonians preparing for battle
Item Identifier
A02147
Determination
Derived directly from text