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Herodotus · Histories §7.79.1

Equipment and Commanders of Mares, Colchians, and Neighbors

Passage 1142 of 1577 · Greek

Summary

Describes the military equipment of the Mares, Colchians, Alarodians, and Saspires, along with their respective commanders, Pharandates and Masistius.

§7.79.1Μᾶρες δὲ ἐπὶ μὲν τῇσι κεφαλῇσι κράνεα ἐπιχώρια πλεκτὰ εἶχον, ἀσπίδας δὲ δερματίνας μικρὰς καὶ ἀκόντια.
The Mares had on their heads plaited helmets peculiar to their country, and small shields of hide and javelins.
Κόλχοι δὲ περὶ μὲν τῇσι κεφαλῇσι κράνεα ξύλινα, ἀσπίδας δὲ ὠμοβοΐνας μικρὰς αἰχμάς τε βραχέας, πρὸς δὲ μαχαίρας εἶχον.
The Colchians had wooden helmets on their heads, and small shields of raw ox-hide and short spears, and besides these, daggers.
Μαρῶν δὲ καὶ Κόλχων ἦρχε Φαρανδάτης ὁ Τεάσπιος.
The Mares and Colchians were commanded by Pharandates, son of Teaspes.
Ἀλαρόδιοι δὲ καὶ Σάσπειρες κατά περ Κόλχοι ὡπλισμένοι ἐστρατεύοντο.
The Alarodians and Saspires went on the expedition equipped in the same manner as the Colchians.
τούτων δὲ Μασίστιος ὁ Σιρομίτρεω ἦρχε.
These were commanded by Masistius, son of Siromitres.

Notes

  1. §7.79.1πρὸς δὲ — The preposition πρὸς is used adverbially to mean "in addition, besides." The subsequent accusative noun μαχαίρας functions as the object of the verb εἶχον.
  2. §7.79.1Μαρῶν δὲ καὶ Κόλχων — Genitive case governed by the verb ἦρχε ("ruled, commanded"). The subsequent τούτων δὲ is also a genitive functioning as the object of ἦρχε.

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