Pausanias Analysis

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Chapter 1.16

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1.16.1 1 historical high ἀνδριάντες δὲ χαλκοῖ κεῖνται πρὸ μὲν τῆς στοᾶς Σόλων ὁ τοὺς νόμους Ἀθηναίοις γράψας, ὀλίγον δὲ ἀπωτέρω Σέλευκος, ᾧ καὶ πρότερον ἐγένετο ἐς τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν τὴν μέλλουσαν σημεῖα οὐκ ἀφανῆ. Bronze statues are set up before the Stoa; Solon, who wrote the laws for the Athenians, stands in front of it, and a short distance away is Seleucus, for whom clear signs of his future good fortune appeared even before he achieved it. Mentions Solon and Seleucus as statues in the Stoa; this is antiquarian/descriptive with a historical figure, not a mythic event.
1.16.1 2 historical high Σελεύκῳ γάρ, ὡς ὡρμᾶτο ἐκ Μακεδονίας σὺν Ἀλεξάνδρῳ, θύοντι ἐν Πέλλῃ τῷ Διὶ τὰ ξύλα τὰ ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ κείμενα προύβη τε αὐτόματα πρὸς τὸ ἄγαλμα καὶ ἄνευ πυρὸς ἥφθη. When Seleucus was setting out from Macedonia with Alexander, while sacrificing at Pella to Zeus, the wood placed upon the altar moved spontaneously towards the statue and caught fire by itself without any flame. Refers to Seleucus and Alexander in the historical Macedonian period, with a prodigy tied to a real event.
1.16.1 3 historical high τελευτήσαντος δὲ Ἀλεξάνδρου Σέλευκος Ἀντίγονον ἐς Βαβυλῶνα ἀφικόμενον δείσας καὶ παρὰ Πτολεμαῖον φυγὼν τὸν Λάγου κατῆλθεν αὖθις ἐς Βαβυλῶνα, κατελθὼν δὲ ἐκράτησε μὲν τῆς Ἀντιγόνου στρατιᾶς καὶ αὐτὸν ἀπέκτεινεν Ἀντίγονον, εἷλε δὲ ἐπιστρατεύσαντα ὕστερον Δημήτριον τὸν Ἀντιγόνου. After Alexander’s death, Seleucus, fearing Antigonus who had arrived at Babylon, fled to Ptolemy, son of Lagus, but later returned again to Babylon, and having returned, he defeated the army of Antigonus, killed Antigonus himself, and afterward captured Demetrius, son of Antigonus, who had campaigned against him. Accounts of Seleucus, Antigonus, Ptolemy, and Demetrius after Alexander’s death are Hellenistic historical events.
1.16.2 1 historical high ὡς δέ οἱ ταῦτα προκεχωρήκει καὶ μετʼ ὀλίγον τὰ Λυσιμάχου κατείργαστο, τὴν μὲν ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ πᾶσαν ἀρχὴν παρέδωκεν Ἀντιόχῳ τῷ παιδί, αὐτὸς δὲ ἐς Μακεδονίαν ἠπείγετο. When these undertakings had progressed successfully for Seleucus, and shortly afterward he had also finished off Lysimachus's affairs, he transferred the entire rule of Asia to his son Antiochus, and hastened himself towards Macedonia. Refers to Seleucus, Lysimachus, and Antiochus in Hellenistic political history after 500 BC.
1.16.2 2 historical high στρατιὰ μὲν καὶ Ἑλλήνων καὶ βαρβάρων ἦν παρὰ Σελεύκῳ· Seleucus had with him an army of both Greeks and barbarians. References Seleucus and his army, a post-classical historical figure and event.
1.16.2 3 historical high Πτολεμαῖος δὲ ἀδελφὸς μὲν Λυσάνδρας καὶ παρὰ Λυσιμάχου παρʼ αὐτὸν πεφευγώς, ἄλλως δὲ τολμῆσαι πρόχειρος καὶ διʼ αὐτὸ Κεραυνὸς καλούμενος, οὗτος ὁ Πτολεμαῖος, ὡς προσιὼν ὁ Σελεύκου στρατὸς ἐγένετο κατὰ Λυσιμάχειαν, λαθὼν Σέλευκον κτείνει, διαρπάσαι δὲ ἐπιτρέψας τὰ χρήματα τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν ἐβασίλευσε Μακεδονίας, ἐς ὃ Γαλάταις πρῶτος ὧν ἴσμεν βασιλέων ἀντιτάξασθαι τολμήσας ἀναιρεῖται ὑπὸ τῶν βαρβάρων· Now Ptolemy—brother of Lysandra, who had fled from Lysimachus to Seleucus, being naturally daring and therefore called "Ceraunus" (the Thunderbolt)—when Seleucus's army reached the vicinity of Lysimacheia, secretly slew Seleucus; after allowing the kings to plunder Seleucus's treasures, this same Ptolemy reigned over Macedonia, until he became the first king known to us to dare resistance against the Gauls, and he was slain by these barbarians. Describes Ptolemy Ceraunus, Seleucus, Macedonian kingship, and conflict with the Gauls—post-mythic historical人物 and events.
1.16.2 4 historical high τὴν δὲ ἀρχὴν Ἀντίγονος ἀνεσώσατο ὁ Δημητρίου. Afterward, Antigonus, the son of Demetrius, recovered the kingdom. Refers to Antigonus recovering the kingdom, a post-Classical historical event.
1.16.3 1 historical medium Σέλευκον δὲ βασιλέων ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα πείθομαι καὶ ἄλλως γενέσθαι δίκαιον καὶ πρὸς τὸ θεῖον εὐσεβῆ. Among kings, I am particularly inclined to believe that Seleucus was both just in character and pious toward the divine. Refers to Seleucus, a historical king from the Hellenistic period, and evaluates his character rather than describing mythic material.
1.16.3 2 historical high τοῦτο μὲν γὰρ Σέλευκός ἐστιν ὁ Μιλησίοις τὸν χαλκοῦν καταπέμψας Ἀπόλλωνα ἐς Βραγχίδας, ἀνακομισθέντα ἐς Ἐκβάτανα τὰ Μηδικὰ ὑπὸ Ξέρξου· For it was Seleucus who restored to the Milesians the bronze Apollo at Branchidae, originally carried off by Xerxes to Ecbatana in Media. Refers to Seleucus and Xerxes, a post-500 BC historical event affecting a cult statue's location.
1.16.3 3 historical high τοῦτο δὲ Σελεύκειαν οἰκίσας ἐπὶ Τίγρητι ποταμῷ καὶ Βαβυλωνίους οὗτος ἐπαγόμενος ἐς αὐτὴν συνοίκους ὑπελ ε ίπετο μὲν τὸ τεῖχος Βαβυλῶνος, ὑπελ ε ίπετο δὲ. It was also Seleucus who built Seleucia beside the river Tigris and transferred the Babylonians to inhabit it. Refers to Seleucus founding Seleucia and relocating Babylonians, a Hellenistic historical action.
1.16.3 4 historical high τοῦ Βὴλ τὸ ἱερὸν καὶ περὶ αὐτὸ τοὺς Χαλδαίους οἰκεῖν. Nevertheless, he permitted the wall of Babylon itself to remain, and allowed the sanctuary of Bel, together with the Chaldeans living around it, to continue there. Refers to Babylon and the sanctuary of Bel in a historical city context, not a mythic event.