§6.40.1τὰς δʼ ἐκ τῆς παρεμβολῆς ἀναστρατοπεδείας ποιοῦνται τὸν τρόπον τοῦτον.
They make their departures from camp in the following manner.
§6.40.2ὅταν τὸ πρῶτον σημήνῃ, καταλύουσι τὰς σκηνὰς καὶ συντιθέασι τὰ φορτία πάντες· οὔτε δὲ καθελεῖν ἔξεστιν οὔτʼ ἀναστῆσαι πρότερον οὐδένα τῆς τῶν χιλιάρχων καὶ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ σκηνῆς.
When the first signal sounds, they all strike their tents and pack up their baggage; and it is permitted to no one to strike or pitch his tent before those of the tribunes and the general.
§6.40.3ὅταν δὲ τὸ δεύτερον, ἀνατιθέασι τὰ σκευοφόρα τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις.
And when the second signal sounds, they load the baggage onto the beasts of burden.
ἐπὰν δὲ τὸ τρίτον σημήνῃ, προάγειν δεῖ τοὺς πρώτους καὶ κινεῖν τὴν ὅλην παρεμβολήν.
And when the third signal sounds, the vanguard must advance and set the whole camp in motion.
§6.40.4εἰς μὲν οὖν τὴν πρωτοπορείαν ὡς ἐπίπαν τάττουσι τοὺς ἐπιλέκτους· τούτοις δὲ τὸ τῶν συμμάχων δεξιὸν ἐπιβάλλει κέρας· ἑξῆς δὲ τούτοις ἕπεται τὰ τῶν προειρημένων ὑποζύγια.
In the vanguard, then, they generally station the extraordinary troops; and next to these follows the right wing of the allies; and next after them follow the beasts of burden of the aforementioned.
§6.40.5τῇ δὲ τούτων πορείᾳ τὸ πρῶτον τῶν Ῥωμαϊκῶν ἀκολουθεῖ στρατόπεδον, ἔχον ὄπισθεν τὴν ἰδίαν ἀποσκευήν.
And after their line of march follows the first Roman legion, having its own baggage train behind it.
§6.40.6κἄπειτα κατακολουθεῖ τὸ δεύτερον στρατόπεδον, ἑπομένων αὐτῷ τῶν ἰδίων ὑποζυγίων καὶ τῆς τῶν συμμάχων ἀποσκευῆς τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς οὐραγίας τεταγμένων τελευταῖον γὰρ ἐν τῇ πορείᾳ τάττεται τὸ τῶν συμμάχων εὐώνυμον κέρας.
And then follows the second legion, with its own beasts of burden following it and the baggage of those allies who are stationed in the rearguard; for the left wing of the allies is stationed last in the line of march.
§6.40.7οἱ δʼ ἱππεῖς ποτὲ μὲν ἀπουραγοῦσι τοῖς αὑτῶν ἕκαστοι μέρεσι, ποτὲ δὲ παρὰ τὰ ὑποζύγια πλάγιοι παραπορεύονται, συνέχοντες ταῦτα καὶ τὴν ἀσφάλειαν τούτοις παρασκευάζοντες.
And the cavalry sometimes bring up the rear of their respective divisions, and sometimes march on the flanks beside the beasts of burden, keeping them together and ensuring their safety.
§6.40.8προσδοκίας δʼ οὔσης κατὰ τὴν οὐραγίαν τὰ μὲν ἄλλα παρʼ αὐτοῖς τὸν αὐτὸν ἔχει τρόπον, αὐτοὶ δʼ οἱ τῶν συμμάχων ἐπίλεκτοι τὴν οὐραγίαν ἀντὶ τῆς πρωτοπορείας μεταλαμβάνουσι.
But if an attack is expected on the rear, the rest of the arrangements remain the same for them, but the elite of the allies themselves take up the rearguard instead of the vanguard.
§6.40.9παρὰ δὲ μίαν ἡμέραν τὰ μὲν ἡγεῖται τῶν στρατοπέδων καὶ κεράτων, τὰ δʼ αὐτὰ πάλιν ἕπεται ταῦτα κατόπιν, ἵνα τῆς περὶ τὰς ὑδρείας καὶ σιτολογίας ἀκεραιότητος πάντες ἐπʼ ἴσον κοινωνῶσι, μεταλαμβάνοντες ἀεὶ τὴν ἐπὶ τῆς πρωτοπορείας ἐναλλὰξ τάξιν.
And on alternate days, some of the legions and wings lead, and then these same ones follow behind, so that they may all share equally in the freshness of the water and foraging, constantly taking turns in the vanguard by rotation.
§6.40.10χρῶνται δὲ καὶ ἑτέρῳ γένει πορείας ἐν τοῖς ἐπισφαλέσι τῶν καιρῶν, ἐὰν ἀνα §6.40.11πεπταμένους ἔχωσι τόπους ἄγουσι γὰρ τριφαλαγγίαν παράλληλον τῶν ἁστάτων καὶ πριγκίπων καὶ τριαρίων, τάττοντες τὰ τῶν ἡγουμένων σημαιῶν ὑποζύγια πρὸ πάντων, ἐπὶ δὲ ταῖς πρώταις σημαίαις τὰ τῶν δευτέρων, ἐπὶ δὲ ταῖς δευτέραις τὰ τῶν τρίτων, καὶ κατὰ λόγον οὕτως ἐναλλὰξ ἀεὶ τιθέντες §6.40.12τὰ ὑποζύγια ταῖς σημαίαις οὕτω δὲ συντάξαντες τὴν πορείαν, ἐπειδὰν προσπίπτῃ τι τῶν δεινῶν, ποτὲ μὲν παρʼ ἀσπίδα κλίναντες, ποτὲ δʼ ἐπὶ δόρυ, προάγουσι τὰς σημαίας ἐκ τῶν ὑποζυγίων πρὸς τὴν τῶν πολεμίων ἐπιφάνειαν.
They also employ another kind of march in dangerous situations, if they have un- -obstructed spaces; for they lead a triple column in parallel, consisting of the hastati, principes, and triarii, placing the baggage of the leading maniples in front of all, and behind the first maniples, that of the second, and behind the second, that of the third, and always placing them alternately in this proportion, the baggage animals with the maniples. Having arranged the march in this way, whenever any danger threatens, they wheel either to the left or to the right, and advance the maniples from the baggage train to face the enemy.
§6.40.13λοιπὸν ἐν βραχεῖ χρόνῳ καὶ μιᾷ κινήσει τὸ μὲν τῶν ὁπλιτῶν σύστημα λαμβάνει παρατάξεως διάθεσιν, ἐὰν μή ποτε προσεξελίξαι δέῃ τοὺς ἁστάτους, §6.40.14τὸ δὲ τῶν ὑποζυγίων καὶ τῶν παρεπομένων τούτοις πλῆθος, ὑπὸ τοὺς παρατεταγμένους ὑπεσταλκός, ἔχει τὴν καθήκουσαν χώραν πρὸς τὸν κίνδυνον.
Consequently, in a short time and with a single movement, the body of heavy infantry takes up battle formation, unless indeed it is necessary to deploy the hastati additionally, while the multitude of beasts of burden and their attendants, sheltered behind the combatants, occupies the position proper for safety in danger.