- Source
- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- AI-generated (gemini-3.5-flash) — machine translation; may contain errors
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- CTS URN
- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:8.38.1
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-08
Explains how the Roman commander ordered the infantry to use pack-saddles with baggage as a makeshift barricade, which proved to be an extremely secure defence.
σὺν γὰρ τοῖς ἐπιδεδεμένοις φορτίοις τὰ κανθήλια1 λαβόντας2 ἐκ τῶν ὄπισθεν προθέσθαι πρὸ αὑτῶν ἐκέλευσε τοὺς πεζούς. οὗ γενομένου συνέβη παρὰ πάντας χάρακας3 ἀσφαλέστατον γενέσθαι τὸ πρόβλημα.
For he ordered the infantry to take the pack-saddles with the baggage fastened on them from behind and place them in front of themselves. When this was done, it happened that a most secure defence was formed, surpassing any palisade.
- 8.38.1κανθήλια
The noun κανθήλια, usually referring to pack-asses, here corresponds to the Latin clitellae (pack-saddles) in the parallel passage of Livy (25.36.7), meaning "pack-saddles" or "panniers".
- 8.38.1λαβόντας
Accusative participle agreeing with τοὺς πεζούς, which functions as the logical subject of the infinitive προθέσθαι.
- 8.38.1παρὰ πάντας χάρακας
The preposition παρά with the accusative means "beyond" or "in comparison with", expressing a comparative sense here ("more than any palisade").
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (3, latest 2026-10-09)
- 2026-10-09 Collated with the printed edition — source 2
- 2026-09-21 AI review — translation 1