04-13-2018, 05:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-16-2018, 11:43 AM by Michael Kerr.)
I do not speak or read Latin but if there is anyone who knows a bit would they be kind enough to be able to tell me if the following section from Book II of Mulomedicinae describes how Sarmatians geld their horses. A rough translation will suffice, Google translate is no help at all when it comes to attempting to translate Latin to English. 
This is the Latin text.
farraginem ad substantiam dandam. Sarmatarum autem, quorum equitatus apud veteres plurimum valuerunt, usus invenit, ut animalia a collo usque ad pedes involvantur de sagis suppositisque carbonibus vivis addito castoreo suffumigentur, ut totum ventrem testiculosque eorum castorei fumus vaporet; et confestim detractis carbonibus cooperti deambulant et mingunt.
This is the Latin text.
farraginem ad substantiam dandam. Sarmatarum autem, quorum equitatus apud veteres plurimum valuerunt, usus invenit, ut animalia a collo usque ad pedes involvantur de sagis suppositisque carbonibus vivis addito castoreo suffumigentur, ut totum ventrem testiculosque eorum castorei fumus vaporet; et confestim detractis carbonibus cooperti deambulant et mingunt.
Regards
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
