On Hunting

Sections

1.1 – 1.6 1.7 – 1.10 1.11 – 1.13 1.14 – 1.18 2.1 – 2.4 2.4 – 2.6 2.7 – 2.9 3.1 – 3.3 3.4 – 3.7 3.8 – 3.11 4.1 – 4.1 4.2 – 4.5 4.6 – 4.10 4.11 – 5.3 5.4 – 5.6 5.7 – 5.9 5.10 – 5.14 5.15 – 5.17 5.18 – 5.22 5.23 – 5.27 5.28 – 5.29 5.30 – 5.31 5.32 – 6.1 6.2 – 6.5 6.6 – 6.7 6.8 – 6.9 6.10 – 6.13 6.14 – 6.17 6.18 – 6.19 6.20 – 6.22 6.23 – 6.26 7.1 – 7.4 7.5 – 7.7 7.8 – 7.11 7.12 – 8.3 8.4 – 8.7 8.8 – 9.2 9.3 – 9.8 9.9 – 9.12 9.13 – 9.16 9.17 – 9.20 9.20 – 10.1 10.2 – 10.2 10.3 – 10.6 10.7 – 10.8 10.9 – 10.12 10.13 – 10.16 10.17 – 10.20 10.21 – 11.1 11.2 – 12.2 12.3 – 12.6 12.7 – 12.10 12.11 – 12.15 12.16 – 12.20 12.21 – 13.4 13.5 – 13.9 13.10 – 13.13 13.14 – 13.18

İngilizce Yunanca

10.3 The javelins must be of every variety, the blades broad and keen, and the shafts strong. The spears must have blades fifteen inches long, and stout teeth at the middle of the socket, forged in one piece but standing out; and their shafts must be of cornel wood, as thick as a military spear. The caltrops must be similar to those used in hunting deer. There must be several huntsmen, for the task of capturing the beast is no light one even for a large number of men. I will now explain how to use each portion of the outfit in hunting.

10.4 First then, when the company reach the place where they suppose the game to lurk, let them slip one of the Laconian hounds, and taking the others in leash, go round the place with the hound.

10.5 As soon as she has found his tracks, let the field follow, one behind another, keeping exactly to the line of the track. The huntsmen also will find many evidences of the quarry, the tracks in soft ground, broken branches where the bushes are thick, and marks of his tusks wherever there are trees.

10.6 The hound following the track will, as a rule, arrive at a well-wooded spot. For the beast usually lies in such places, since they are warm in winter and cool in summer. As soon as the hound reaches the lair, she will bark.