10-27-2005, 01:26 PM
Quote:last night I was reading Appian's The Civil Wars, and when Lucius' troops where surrendering to Octavian, the did 'something' to recognize him as their superior officer. I can't remember now what it was.
Lol, why do I bother reading if I can't remember it the next day? For anyone who has Appian on hand, there's something about a form of salute in there.
It's Appian Civil Wars 5.46 after Perugia. Sorry, can't put Greek up on this thing, but transliterated it's "hoi de ton Kaisara porrothen hos autokratara hespasanto"
"From a distance they hailed Caesar as imperator".
The Greek verb is (transliterated) aspazomai which means hail, greet, and also embrace (though that's unlikely in this context!); it's the Greek equivalent of the Latin salutare which means hail, greet, and salute - often used in the opening of correspondence. Whether it also means salute in the (more modern) military sense is an ongoing debate, as you can see from the length of this topic!
