ὁπλομαχία
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A fighting with heavy arms, the art of using them, Pl.Lg.813e,833e, X.An.2.1.7, Ephor.54J.; as a form of athletic exercise, SIG1061.11 (ii B. C.), OGI339.81 (Sestos, ii B. C.), Antyll. ap. Orib.6.36.
