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1. The Macedonian countermarch began its motion at the comer
of the wing nearest the enemies, upon their appearing at either flank,
and removed to the ground on the side of the contrary wing, so resem-
bling a flight.
2. The Lacedaemonian countermarch, beginning its motion* in the wings
farthest distant from the enemy, seized the ground nearest to them,
whereby an onset was represented.
3. The Chorean countermarch maintained its own ground, only re-
moving one wing into the other's place.
AiffXarfiatfai is to double or increase the battalia, whichwas effected
two ways. Sometimes the number of their men was augmented remain
ing still upon the same space of ground ; sometimes the soldiers, conti-
nuing the same in number, were so drawn out by thinning their ranks, or
files, that they took up a much larger space than before. Both these
augmentations of men, or ground, being made either in length or depth, oc-
casioned four sorts of <WXatf»ao>oi, which were made by countermarches.
L AirfXatfiutfiAog ctvSguv xara £uya, or xara fiifxog, when fresh men were
inserted into ranks, the length of the battalia being still the same, but the
soldiers drawn up closer and thicker than before.
2. AiirXatfiaif^os «v5p(5v xc/toc Xfyzg, or xara, (3d3og, was when the files were
doubled, their ground being of no larger extent than before, by ranging
them close to one another.
3.1 AiTrXatfiatff^og rWa xara ^vya, or xara, pqxog, when the length of
the battalia was increased, without the accession of new forces, by plac-
ing the soldiers at greater distances from one another.
4. AiTXatfiarffAog-toVjs xara Xo'^«-, or xarcc (3x6og, when the depth of ground
take n up by an army was rendered greater, not by adding new files, but
separating the old to a greater distance.
To conclude this chapter, it may be observed, that the Grecians were
excellently skilled in the method of embattling armies ; and maintained
public professors, called raxrixoi, from rdrrsiv, who exercised the youth
in this art, and rendered them expert in all the forms of battle, before
they adventured into the field.
CHAP. VII
of their manner of making peace and declaring war, their ambassa-
dors, &c.
Before the Grecians engaged themselves in war, it was usual to pub>
lish a declaration of the injuries they had received, and to demand satis-
faction by ambassadors ; for, however prepared or excellently skilled
they were in the affairs of war, yet peace, if to be procured upon ho-
nourable terms, was thought more eligible ; which custom was observed
even in the most early ages, as appears from the story of Tydeus, when
Polynices sent to compose matters with his brother Eteocles, king of
Thebes, before he proceeded to invest that city, as we are informed by
Statius (I), and several others; Nor was the Trojan war prosecuted with
(1) Thebaid. lib. ii. y. 368,
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449
1. The Macedonian countermarch began its motion at the comer
of the wing nearest the enemies, upon their appearing at either flank,
and removed to the ground on the side of the contrary wing, so resem-
bling a flight.
2. The Lacedaemonian countermarch, beginning its motion* in the wings
farthest distant from the enemy, seized the ground nearest to them,
whereby an onset was represented.
3. The Chorean countermarch maintained its own ground, only re-
moving one wing into the other's place.
AiffXarfiatfai is to double or increase the battalia, whichwas effected
two ways. Sometimes the number of their men was augmented remain
ing still upon the same space of ground ; sometimes the soldiers, conti-
nuing the same in number, were so drawn out by thinning their ranks, or
files, that they took up a much larger space than before. Both these
augmentations of men, or ground, being made either in length or depth, oc-
casioned four sorts of <WXatf»ao>oi, which were made by countermarches.
L AirfXatfiutfiAog ctvSguv xara £uya, or xara fiifxog, when fresh men were
inserted into ranks, the length of the battalia being still the same, but the
soldiers drawn up closer and thicker than before.
2. AiirXatfiaif^os «v5p(5v xc/toc Xfyzg, or xara, (3d3og, was when the files were
doubled, their ground being of no larger extent than before, by ranging
them close to one another.
3.1 AiTrXatfiatff^og rWa xara ^vya, or xara, pqxog, when the length of
the battalia was increased, without the accession of new forces, by plac-
ing the soldiers at greater distances from one another.
4. AiTXatfiarffAog-toVjs xara Xo'^«-, or xarcc (3x6og, when the depth of ground
take n up by an army was rendered greater, not by adding new files, but
separating the old to a greater distance.
To conclude this chapter, it may be observed, that the Grecians were
excellently skilled in the method of embattling armies ; and maintained
public professors, called raxrixoi, from rdrrsiv, who exercised the youth
in this art, and rendered them expert in all the forms of battle, before
they adventured into the field.
CHAP. VII
of their manner of making peace and declaring war, their ambassa-
dors, &c.
Before the Grecians engaged themselves in war, it was usual to pub>
lish a declaration of the injuries they had received, and to demand satis-
faction by ambassadors ; for, however prepared or excellently skilled
they were in the affairs of war, yet peace, if to be procured upon ho-
nourable terms, was thought more eligible ; which custom was observed
even in the most early ages, as appears from the story of Tydeus, when
Polynices sent to compose matters with his brother Eteocles, king of
Thebes, before he proceeded to invest that city, as we are informed by
Statius (I), and several others; Nor was the Trojan war prosecuted with
(1) Thebaid. lib. ii. y. 368,
57