Indica, Fragment 35 line 102

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Reference
Indica, Fragment 35 line 102
Quotation
Καὶ γὰρ Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μακεδὼν ἁπάσης τῆς Ἀσίας κρατήσας μόνους τοὺς Γανδαρίδας οὐκ ἐπολέμησε· καταντήσας γὰρ ἐπὶ τὸν Γάγγην ποταμὸν μετὰ πάσης τῆς δυνάμεως, καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους Ἰνδοὺς καταπολεμήσας, ὡς ἐπύθετο τοὺς Γανδαρίδας ἔχειν τετρακισχιλίους ἐλέφαντας πολεμικῶς κεκοσμημένους, ἀπέγνω τὴν ἐπ´ αὐτοὺς στρατείαν.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Four thousand war elephants
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Military: Arms and Armour
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified, but they are outfitted for war. Probably some armor, cloaks, harnesses, saddles and grips, likely all of metal
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
The Gangaridai
Notes
Preserved in Diod. Sic. 2.37.2-3
Item Identifier
A02350
Determination
Interpreted from context