§6.24.1ἐξ ἑκάστου δὲ τῶν προειρημένων γενῶν πλὴν τῶν νεωτάτων ἐξέλεξαν ταξιάρχους ἀριστίνδην δέκα.
From each of the aforementioned classes, except the youngest, they elected ten centurions according to merit.
μετὰ δὲ τούτους ἑτέραν ἐκλογὴν ἄλλων δέκα ποιοῦνται.
After these, they made a second election of another ten.
§6.24.2καὶ τούτους μὲν ἅπαντας προσηγόρευσαν ταξιάρχους, ὧν ὁ πρῶτος αἱρεθεὶς καὶ συνεδρίου κοινωνεῖ·
And all of these they called centurions, of whom the first elected also shares in the military council.
προσεκλέγονται δʼ οὗτοι πάλιν αὐτοὶ τοὺς ἴσους οὐραγούς.
These centurions in turn select for themselves an equal number of rear-leaders.
§6.24.3ἑξῆς δὲ τούτοις μετὰ τῶν ταξιάρχων διεῖλον τὰς ἡλικίας, ἑκάστην εἰς δέκα μέρη, πλὴν τῶν γροσφομάχων· καὶ προσένειμαν ἑκάστῳ μέρει τῶν ἐκλεχθέντων ἀνδρῶν δύʼ ἡγεμόνας καὶ δύʼ οὐραγούς.
Next to this, they, together with the centurions, divided each of the classes, except the velites, into ten parts, and assigned to each part two commanders and two rear-leaders from the elected men.
§6.24.4τῶν δὲ γροσφομάχων τοὺς ἐπιβάλλοντας κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος ἴσους ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ μέρη διένειμαν.
As for the velites, they distributed them equally among all the parts in proportion to their total number.
§6.24.5καὶ τὸ μὲν μέρος ἕκαστον ἐκάλεσαν καὶ τάγμα καὶ σπεῖραν καὶ σημαίαν, τοὺς δʼ ἡγεμόνας κεντυρίωνας καὶ ταξιάρχους.
And each part they called a company, a cohort, or a maniple, and the commanders they called centurions or captains.
§6.24.6οὗτοι δὲ καθʼ ἑκάστην σπεῖραν ἐκ τῶν καταλειπομένων ἐξέλεξαν αὐτοὶ δύο τοὺς ἀκμαιοτάτους καὶ γενναιοτάτους ἄνδρας σημαιαφόρους.
And these commanders selected for themselves from the remainder in each cohort two of the most vigorous and brave men as standard-bearers.
§6.24.7δύο δὲ καθʼ ἕκαστον τάγμα ποιοῦσιν ἡγεμόνας εἰκότως· ἀδήλου γὰρ ὄντος καὶ τοῦ ποιῆσαι καὶ τοῦ παθεῖν τι τὸν ἡγεμόνα, τῆς πολεμικῆς χρείας οὐκ ἐπιδεχομένης πρόφασιν, οὐδέποτε βούλονται τὴν σπεῖραν χωρὶς ἡγεμόνος εἶναι καὶ προστάτου.
It is with good reason that they appoint two commanders for each company; for since it is uncertain what a commander may do or suffer, and as military necessity admits of no excuse, they never wish the cohort to be without a commander and leader.
§6.24.8παρόντων μὲν οὖν ἀμφοτέρων ὁ μὲν πρῶτος αἱρεθεὶς ἡγεῖται τοῦ δεξιοῦ μέρους τῆς σπείρας, ὁ δὲ δεύτερος τῶν εὐωνύμων ἀνδρῶν τῆς σημαίας ἔχει τὴν ἡγεμονίαν· μὴ παρόντων δʼ ὁ καταλειπόμενος ἡγεῖται πάντων.
Thus, when both are present, the one first elected leads the right division of the cohort, and the second has the command of the left-wing men of the company; but if one is absent, the one who is left leads the whole.
§6.24.9βούλονται δʼ εἶναι τοὺς ταξιάρχους οὐχ οὕτως θρασεῖς καὶ φιλοκινδύνους ὡς ἡγεμονικοὺς καὶ στασίμους καὶ βαθεῖς μᾶλλον ταῖς ψυχαῖς, οὐδʼ ἐξ ἀκεραίου προσπίπτειν ἢ κατάρχεσθαι τῆς μάχης, ἐπικρατουμένους δὲ καὶ πιεζομένους ὑπομένειν καὶ ἀποθνήσκειν ὑπὲρ τῆς χώρας.
And they wish the centurions to be not so much venturesome and daredevil as natural leaders, steady, and rather deep in spirit, not prone to rush into battle or start the fighting rashly, but ready, when hard pressed and overwhelmed, to hold their ground and die for their country.