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Headword: Ἐπὶ πρύμνην ἀνεκρούοντο καὶ ὤκελλον τὰς ναῦς
Adler number: epsilon,2539
Translated headword: they began to back water and to beach the ships
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
They withdrew astern, not turning, and avoided the oncoming ships of the enemy.
Greek Original:
Ἐπὶ πρύμνην ἀνεκρούοντο καὶ ὤκελλον τὰς ναῦς: κατὰ πρύμναν ὑπεχώρουν οὐχὶ ἐπιστραφέντες καὶ ἐξέκλιναν τὰς ἐπιούσας τῶν πολεμίων ναῦς.
Notes:
Herodotus 8.84.1 on the Greek fleet at Salamis (web address 1), with an explanation/expansion of it.
See also pi 2985.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: definition; historiography; history; military affairs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 13 November 2007@10:22:19.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (added link, set status) on 13 November 2007@10:56:03.
David Whitehead (expanded note) on 14 November 2007@03:20:56.
David Whitehead (x-ref) on 24 February 2010@06:34:04.
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