πάλαι ποτ' ἦσαν ἄλκιμοι Μιλήσιοι → the Milesians were mighty once
aor. part. ἀναχασσάμενος: draw back, withdraw; esp. in battle, ‘fall back,’ Il. 5.600; with ἄψ, ὀπίσω, τυτθόν, πολλόν.
