Indica, Fragment 35 line 62

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Reference
Indica, Fragment 35 line 62
Quotation
τὰ δὲ ὅπλα ἄλλοι αὐτοῖσι ποιέουσι, καὶ τοὺς ἵππους ἄλλοι παρέχουσι, καὶ διακονέουσιν ἐπὶ στρατοπέδου ἄλλοι, οἳ τούς τε ἵππους αὐτοῖσι θεραπεύουσι καὶ τὰ ὅπλα ἐκκαθαίρουσι καὶ τοὺς ἐλέφαντας ἄγουσι καὶ τὰ ἅρματα κοσμέουσί τε καὶ ἡνιοχεύουσιν.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
War chariots of Indian soldiers
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Wrought Metal
Military: Arms and Armour
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: wrought metal, protective equipment
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Other people paid to do this upkeep/ ordering/ embellishment
Notes
Preserved in Arrian Ind. 12.3
Item Identifier
A02351
Determination
Interpreted from context