Pausanias Analysis - Current Sentence Tags 8.52

Chapter 8.52

Passage	Sentence	Bucket	Confidence	Greek	English	Rationale
8.52.1	1	historical	medium	καὶ ἤδη τὸ μετὰ τοῦτο ἐς ἀνδρῶν ἀγαθῶν φορὰν ἔληξεν ἡ Ἑλλάς.	After this time Greece ceased to produce successive generations of truly noble men.	Refers to Greece after a later historical turning point and comments on a general decline in notable men, not a mythic event.
8.52.1	2	historical	high	Μιλτιάδης μὲν γὰρ ὁ Κίμωνος τούς τε ἐς Μαραθῶνα ἀποβάντας τῶν βαρβάρων κρατήσας μάχῃ καὶ τοῦ πρόσω τὸν Μήδων ἐπισχὼν στόλον ἐγένετο εὐεργέτης πρῶτος κοινῇ τῆς Ἑλλάδος, Φιλοποίμην δὲ ὁ Κραύγιδος ἔσχατος·	For Miltiades, son of Cimon, who conquered in battle the barbarians that had landed at Marathon and thus held back from advancing farther the expedition of the Medes, was the first man who served as a benefactor to Greece as a whole, while Philopoemen, son of Kraugis, was the last.	Refers to Miltiades, Marathon, and the Persian Wars, which are historical events after 500 BC.
8.52.1	3	mythic	high	οἱ δὲ πρότερον Μιλτιάδου λαμπρὰ ἔργα ἀποδειξάμενοι, Κόδρος τε ὁ Μελάνθου καὶ ὁ Σπαρτιάτης Πολύδωρος καὶ Ἀριστομένης ὁ Μεσσήνιος καὶ εἰ δή τις ἄλλος, πατρίδας ἕκαστοι τὰς αὑτῶν καὶ οὐκ ἀθρόαν φανοῦνται τὴν Ἑλλάδα ὠφελήσαντες.	Others before Miltiades—such as Codrus, son of Melanthus, and the Spartan Polydorus, and Aristomenes of Messenia and perhaps a few more—each individually achieved distinguished deeds, but they benefited their own native cities and did not in any united way benefit Greece collectively.	Names heroic/legendary figures such as Codrus and Aristomenes; this is mythic or semi-legendary evaluation, not post-500 BC history.
8.52.2	1	historical	high	Μιλτιάδου δὲ ὕστερον Λεωνίδας ὁ Ἀναξανδρίδου καὶ Θεμιστοκλῆς ὁ Νεοκλέους ἀπώσαντο ἐκ τῆς Ἑλλάδος Ξέρξην, ὁ μὲν ταῖς ναυμαχίαις ἀμφοτέραις, Λεωνίδας δὲ ἀγῶνι τῷ ἐν Θερμοπύλαις.	After Miltiades, Leonidas, the son of Anaxandrides, and Themistocles, the son of Neocles, repelled Xerxes from Greece, the latter through two naval battles, Leonidas through the conflict at Thermopylae.	Refers to Xerxes, Leonidas, Themistocles, and the Greco-Persian Wars, which are historical events.
8.52.2	2	historical	high	Ἀριστείδην δὲ τὸν Λυσιμάχου καὶ Παυσανίαν τὸν Κλεομβρότου Πλαταιᾶσιν ἡγησαμένους, τὸν μὲν τὰ ὕστερον ἀφείλετο ἀδικήματα εὐεργέτην μὴ ὀνομασθῆναι τῆς Ἑλλάδος, Ἀριστείδην δὲ ὅτι ἔταξε φόρους τοῖς τὰς νήσους ἔχουσιν Ἕλλησι·	As for Aristides, the son of Lysimachus, and Pausanias, the son of Cleombrotus, who commanded at Plataea, the former was later prevented, owing to subsequent misconduct, from being esteemed a benefactor of Greece, while Aristides was similarly denied credit because he had imposed tribute upon those Greeks occupying the islands.	Refers to Aristides and Pausanias, commanders at Plataea, and later political conduct; this is post-500 BC historical material.
8.52.2	3	historical	high	πρὸ Ἀριστείδου δὲ ἦν ἅπαν τὸ Ἑλληνικὸν ἀτελὲς φόρων.	Before Aristides, all of Hellas had been free from tribute.	Refers to Aristides and the historical condition of Greece before his time; this is a post-500 BC historical statement.
8.52.3	1	historical	high	Ξάνθιππος δὲ ὁ Ἀρίφρονος καὶ Κίμων, ὁ μὲν ὁμοῦ Λεωτυχίδῃ τῷ βασιλεύοντι ἐν Σπάρτῃ τὸ Μήδων ναυτικὸν ἔφθειρεν ἐν Μυκάλῃ, Κίμωνι δὲ πολλὰ καὶ ἄξια ζήλου κατειργασμένα ἐστὶν ὑπὲρ τῶν Ἑλλήνων.	Xanthippus, the son of Ariphron, along with King Leotychides of Sparta, destroyed the Persian fleet at Mycale, while Cimon achieved many exploits worthy of admiration on behalf of the Greeks.	Describes the Persian defeat at Mycale and Cimon’s Greek military exploits, both historical events after 500 BC.
8.52.3	2	historical	high	τοὺς δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ Πελοποννησιακοῦ πρὸς Ἀθηναίους πολέμου, καὶ μάλιστα αὐτῶν τοὺς εὐδοκιμήσαντας, φαίη τις ἂν αὐτόχειρας καὶ ὅτι ἐγγύτατα καταποντιστὰς εἶναι σφᾶς τῆς Ἑλλάδος.	But as for those who led the Athenians during the Peloponnesian war, someone might readily call them responsible for bringing ruin and nearly drowning all Greece, especially those among them who enjoyed the greatest reputation.	Refers to the Peloponnesian War and its political impact, which is a post-500 BC historical event.
8.52.4	1	historical	high	κεκακωμένον δὲ ἤδη τὸ Ἑλληνικὸν Κόνων ὁ Τιμοθέου καὶ Ἐπαμινώνδας ἀνεκτήσατο ὁ Πολύμνιδος,	After the Greeks had already suffered devastation, Conon, the son of Timotheus, and Epaminondas, the son of Polymnis, restored their fortunes.	Names Conon and Epaminondas refer to classical Greek historical figures and the sentence concerns their restoring Greece after devastation.
8.52.4	2	historical	high	ὁ μὲν ἐκ τῶν νήσων καὶ ὅσα ἐγγυτάτω θαλάσσης, Ἐπαμινώνδας δὲ ἐκ τῶν πόλεων τῶν ἀπὸ θαλάσσης ἄνω Λακεδαιμονίων τὰς φρουρὰς καὶ ἁρμοστὰς ἐκβαλόντες καὶ δεκαδαρχίας καταπαύσαντες·	Conon recovered the islands and those areas which lay closest to the sea, while Epaminondas reclaimed the inland cities, driving out the Spartan garrisons and harmosts and abolishing the governing councils of ten men.	Refers to Conon and Epaminondas’ reclamation of cities and military/political actions in the classical historical period.
8.52.4	3	historical	high	Ἐπαμινώνδας δὲ καὶ πόλεσιν οὐκ ἀφανέσι, Μεσσήνῃ καὶ Μεγάλῃ πόλει τῇ Ἀρκάδων, λογιμωτέραν τὴν Ἑλλάδα ἐποίησεν.	Moreover, Epaminondas founded notable cities—Messene and the great city of the Arcadians—and thus made Greece more illustrious.	Epaminondas is a historical figure, and the sentence describes his founding of cities in the 4th century BC.
8.52.5	1	historical	high	εἶναι δὲ ἁπάντων Ἑλλήνων καὶ Λεωσθένην τίθεμαι καὶ Ἄρατον εὐεργέτας·	Among all Greeks, I regard both Leosthenes and Aratus as benefactors.	Leosthenes and Aratus are historical figures of the late Classical/Hellenistic period, not mythic.
8.52.5	2	historical	high	ὁ μέν γε τὸ Ἑλλήνων μισθοφορικὸν τὸ καὶ ἐν Πέρσαις περὶ πέντε που μυριάδας ἐπὶ θάλασσαν καταβάντας ναυσὶν ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα ἀνέσωσε καὶ ἄκοντος Ἀλεξάνδρου·	The former succeeded in bringing safely back to Greece by ship the Greek mercenaries—about fifty thousand men—who had gone down to the sea in the Persian service, and did so even against Alexander's wishes.	Refers to Alexander and Greek mercenaries returning from Persian service, a post-500 BC historical event.
8.52.5	3	historical	high	τὰ δὲ ἐς Ἄρατον ἐδήλωσε δή μοι τοῦ λόγου τὰ ἐς Σικυωνίους.	Regarding Aratus, my account of the Sicyonians has already made clear his achievements.	Refers to Aratus and his achievements among the Sicyonians, a post-500 BC historical figure and event.
8.52.6	1	historical	high	τὸ δὲ ἐπίγραμμά ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῷ Φιλοποίμενι τὸ ἐν Τεγέᾳ·	The following is the inscription for Philopoemen at Tegea:	Philopoemen is a historical figure, and the sentence introduces his inscription at Tegea.
8.52.6	2	historical	high	τοῦδʼ ἀρετὰ καὶ δόξα καθʼ Ἑλλάδα, πολλὰ μὲν ἀλκαῖς, πολλὰ δὲ καὶ βουλαῖς ἔργα πονησαμένου, Ἀρκάδος αἰχμητᾶ Φιλοποίμενος, ᾧ μέγα κῦδος ἕσπετʼ ἐνὶ πτολέμῳ δούρατος ἁγεμόνι.	"This man’s valour and glory spread throughout Greece, Who by strength of arms achieved many exploits, And many also through wise counsels— Philopoemen, spear-bearing son of Arcadia, Whose great renown accompanied him in war, Leader with the spear.	Philopoemen is a post-classical historical figure, and the sentence praises his deeds and renown in war.
8.52.6	3	historical	high	μανύει δὲ τρόπαια τετυγμένα δισσὰ τυράννων Σπάρτας· αὐξομέναν δʼ ἄρατο δουλοσύναν.	Witness the twin trophies He raised over Sparta's tyrants and the bondage He lifted when it was growing heavier.	Refers to tyrants of Sparta and the political bondage they imposed; this is a historical commemoration, not myth.
8.52.6	4	historical	medium	ὧν ἕνεκεν Τεγέα μεγαλόφρονα Κραύγιδος υἱόν στᾶσεν, ἀμωμήτου κράντορʼ ἐλευθερίας.	For all this Tegea set up the magnanimous son of Kraugis, Peerless champion and guardian of freedom."	Commends a civic honorific statue for a man defending freedom; this is an historical commemorative statement rather than myth or geography.
8.52.6	5	other	high	τοῦτο μὲν δὴ ἐνταῦθά ἐστιν ἐπίγραμμα·	Such is the inscription found at this place.	Simply notes the presence of an inscription at the place; descriptive/antiquarian rather than mythic or historical narrative.