Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 13a line 5

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Hecataeus of Abdera
Reference
Hist. Abderita, Fragmenta, Fragment 13a line 5
Quotation
πρὶν δὲ ὑπὸ Περσῶν ἀφανισθῆναι, φησὶ Βάτων, ὅτι μυρίας τρισχιλίας κώμας εἶχε καὶ τριάκοντα, ἀνθρώπων δὲ μυριάδας ἑπτακοσίας, ἀρουρῶν δὲ τόπον μεμετρημένον τρισχιλίων καὶ ἑπτακοσίων, ἑκατὸν δὲ πύλας διακεκοσμημένας, τετρακόσια στάδια τὸ μῆκος.
Part of Speech
Participle (compound) (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Infrastructure
Object/ Person Ornamented
The 100 gates of Diospolis in the Thebaid
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Carving
Visual Work: Inlay
Visual Work: Material: Wood
Visual Work; Material: Precious Stones
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; possibly carvings, inlays, stones, etc
Notes
Also listed in other fragment editions. Other reconstructions provide διεκοσμεῖτο
Item Identifier
A02341
Determination
Interpreted from context