§17.57.1ἐπὶ μὲν οὖν τὸ δεξιὸν κέρας ἔταξε τὴν βασιλικὴν εἴλην, ἧς εἶχε τὴν ἡγεμονίαν Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας ὀνομαζόμενος, ἐχομένους δὲ ταύτης τοὺς ἄλλους φίλους, ὧν ἡγεῖτο Φιλώτας ὁ Παρμενίωνος, ἑξῆς δὲ τὰς ἄλλας ἱππαρχίας ἑπτὰ τεταγμένας ὑπὸ τὸν αὐτὸν ἡγεμόνα.
On the right wing, therefore, he stationed the royal squadron, which was commanded by Cleitus, called the Black, and adjacent to this, the other Companions, who were led by Philotas the son of Parmenion, and next, the other seven squadrons of cavalry drawn up under the same commander.
§17.57.2ὄπισθεν δὲ τούτων ὑπετάγη τὸ τῶν ἀργυρασπίδων πεζῶν τάγμα, διαφέρον τῇ τε τῶν ὅπλων λαμπρότητι καὶ τῇ τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἀρετῇ· καὶ τούτων ἡγεῖτο Νικάνωρ ὁ Παρμενίωνος.
Behind these was stationed the infantry brigade of the Silver Shields, outstanding both for the brilliance of their armor and the valor of the men; and these were commanded by Nicanor the son of Parmenion.
ἐχομένην δὲ τούτων ἔστησε τὴν Ἐλιμιῶτιν καλουμένην στρατηγίαν, ἧς Κοῖνος ἡγεῖτο, ἑξῆς δὲ τὴν τῶν Ὀρεστῶν καὶ Λυγκηστῶν τάξιν ἔστησε, Περδίκκου τὴν στρατηγίαν ἔχοντος.
Adjacent to these he stationed the brigade called Elimiotis, which Coenus commanded, and next he stationed the brigade of the Orestae and Lyncestae, with Perdiccas holding the command.
καὶ τὴν μὲν ἐχομένην στρατηγίαν Μελέαγρος εἶχε, τὴν δὲ συνεχῆ ταύτης Πολυπέρχων, τεταγμένων ὑπʼ αὐτὸν τῶν ὀνομαζομένων Στυμφαίων.
And the adjacent brigade was held by Meleager, and the one continuous with this by Polyperchon, with those called Stymphaeans marshalled under him.
§17.57.3Φίλιππος δʼ ὁ Βαλάκρου τὴν συνεχῆ ταύτης στρατηγίαν ἐπλήρου καὶ τῆς μετὰ ταύτην Κρατερὸς ἡγεῖτο.
Philip the son of Balacrus filled the brigade continuous with this, and Craterus commanded the one after that.
τῶν δὲ προειρημένων ἱππέων τὴν συνεχῆ τάξιν ἀπεπλήρουν οἱ ἀπὸ Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἀχαΐας συστρατεύσαντες ἱππεῖς καὶ Φθιῶται καὶ Μαλιεῖς, ἔτι δὲ Λοκροὶ καὶ Φωκεῖς, ὧν ἡγεῖτο Ἐρίγυιος ὁ Μιτυληναῖος.
The position continuous with the aforementioned cavalry was filled by the cavalry who campaigned together from the Peloponnese and Achaea, and the Phthiotans and Malians, and furthermore the Locrians and Phocians, whom Erigyius of Mitylene commanded.
§17.57.4ἑξῆς δʼ εἱστήκεισαν Θετταλοί, Φίλιππον μὲν ἔχοντες ἡγεμόνα, ἀνδρείᾳ δὲ καὶ τῇ τῶν εἰλῶν ἱππασίᾳ πολὺ προέχοντες τῶν ἄλλων.
Next stood the Thessalians, having Philip as commander, and far surpassing the others in courage and in the riding of their squadrons.
ἐχομένους δὲ τούτων τοὺς ἐκ Κρήτης τοξότας ἔταξε καὶ τοὺς ἐκ τῆς Ἀχαΐας μισθοφόρους.
Adjacent to these he stationed the archers from Crete and the mercenaries from Achaea.
§17.57.5ἐφʼ ἑκατέρου δὲ τοῦ κέρατος ἐπικάμπιον ἐποίησε τὴν τάξιν, ὅπως μὴ δύνωνται κυκλοῦν οἱ πολέμιοι τῷ πλήθει τῶν στρατιωτῶν τὴν ὀλιγότητα τῶν Μακεδόνων.
And on each of the wings he formed the array at an angle, so that the enemy might not be able to encircle the small numbers of the Macedonians with the multitude of their soldiers.
§17.57.6πρὸς δὲ τὰς τῶν δρεπανηφόρων ἁρμάτων ἐπιφορὰς μηχανώμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς παρήγγειλε τοῖς ἐν τῇ φάλαγγι πεζοῖς, ὅταν πλησιάζῃ τὰ τέθριππα, συνασπίσαι καὶ ταῖς σαρίσαις τὰς ἀσπίδας τύπτειν, ὅπως διὰ τὸν ψόφον πτυρόμενα τὴν εἰς τοὐπίσω ποιήσηται φοράν, τοῖς δὲ βιαζομένοις διδόναι διαστήματα, διʼ ὧν ποιήσονται τὴν διέξοδον ἀκίνδυνον τοῖς Μακεδόσιν.
To counter the charges of the scythed chariots, the king devised a plan and ordered the infantry in the phalanx, whenever the four-horse chariots approached, to lock their shields and strike their shields with their sarissas, so that, frightened by the noise, they might turn their course backward, and to open gaps for those that forced their way through, so that they might make their passage without danger to the Macedonians.
αὐτὸς δὲ τοῦ δεξιοῦ μέρους ἡγούμενος καὶ λοξὴν τὴν τάξιν ποιούμενος διʼ ἑαυτοῦ τὴν ὅλην κρίσιν τοῦ κινδύνου ποιεῖσθαι διεγνώκει.
He himself, leading the right section and making his array oblique, had decided to bring about the entire decision of the battle by his own effort.