εἷς οἰωνὸς ἄριστος ἀμύνεσθαι περὶ πάτρης
οἵτινες πόλιν μίαν λαβόντες εὐρυπρωκτότεροι πολύ τῆς πόλεος ἀπεχώρησαν ἧς εἷλον τότε → after taking a single city they returned home, with arses much wider than the city they captured
Greek to English
fight for your country—that is the best, the only omen, one augury is best of all: to fight in the defense of one's country, one augury is best: to fight in the defense of one's country, one bird is best, to fight for your country, one omen is best, to fight for one's country, one omen is best, to fight on behalf of one's country, the best and only omen is to fight for your country, the best goal is defending your country, the best of omens is to defend one's country, there is only one omen, to fight for one's country, what a great thing, to fight defending your country (Homer, Iliad, 12.243)
