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Headword: Δακτύλιος
Adler number: delta,27
Translated headword: Seal-ring
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
The signet.
"Hannibal the general of the Carthaginians, when the consul Marcellus died, stood by his body, and as he saw all the wounds on his chest, he commended the army and mocked the general; and taking off his seal-ring he stamped a letter."[1]
Amber and ivory seal-rings are common among women.[2]
Greek Original:
Δακτύλιος: ἡ σφραγίς. ὁ δὲ Ἀννίβας ὁ Καρχηδονίων στρατηγός, Μαρκέλλου τοῦ ὑπάτου ἀποθανόντος, ἐπιστὰς τῷ σώματι αὐτοῦ, ὡς εἶδε τὰ τραύματα πάντα ἐπὶ τοῦ στέρνου, ἐπῄνεσε μὲν ὡς στρατιώτην, ἐπέσκωψε δὲ ὡς στρατηγόν: καὶ τὸν δακτύλιον αὐτοῦ περιελὼν ἐτύπωσεν ἐπιστολήν. σούκινοι καὶ ἐλεφάντινοι δακτύλιοι γυναιξίν εἰσι σύμφοροι.
Notes:
[1] Appian, Annibaica 217; cf. tau 1178.
[2] Artemidorus 2.5; cf. epsilon 816 (end), sigma 794.
Keywords: biography; clothing; definition; historiography; history; military affairs; women
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 20 July 2002@13:42:31.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 21 July 2002@06:19:35.
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