Anabasis 1.9.23

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
370
Reference
Anabasis 1.9.23
Quotation
καὶ ὅσα τῷ σώματι αὐτοῦ πέμποι τις ἢ ὡς εἰς πόλεμον ἢ ὡς εἰς καλλωπισμόν, καὶ περὶ τούτων λέγειν αὐτὸν ἔφασαν ὅτι τὸ μὲν ἑαυτοῦ σῶμα οὐκ ἂν δύναιτο τούτοις πᾶσι κοσμηθῆναι, φίλους δὲ καλῶς κεκοσμημένους μέγιστον κόσμον ἀνδρὶ νομίζοι.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Cyrus
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Military: Arms and Armour
Medium/a Ornamenting
Personal objects (jewellery, robes) but also weapons/ arms
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Gift-givers - nobles, other monarchs
Item Identifier
A02199
Determination
Derived directly from text