Greek passages split into sentences with English translation
| Passage | Sentence | Greek | English | Era | Skepticism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2.1 | 1 | ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐς τὴν Εὐρώπην ὁ Περσῶν στρατὸς διέβη, λέγεται τοὺς Φωκέας φρονῆσαι μὲν ὑπὸ ἀνάγκης τὰ βασιλέως, αὐτομολῆσαι δὲ ἐκ τῶν Μήδων καὶ ἐς τὸ Ἑλληνικὸν παρὰ τὸ ἔργον τὸ Πλαταιᾶσι παρατάξασθαι. | When the Persian army crossed into Europe, it is said that the Phocians, compelled by necessity, initially sided with the Persian king, but later deserted from the Medes and joined the Greeks just before the battle at Plataea. | Historical | Skeptical |
| 10.2.1 | 2 | χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερον κατέλαβεν αὐτοὺς ζημιωθῆναι χρήμασιν ὑπὸ Ἀμφικτυόνων· | At a later time, they were penalized by the Amphictyons with a monetary fine. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.1 | 3 | οὐδὲ ἔχω τοῦ λόγου τὸ ἀληθὲς ἐξευρεῖν εἴτε ἀδικήσασιν ἐπεβλήθη σφίσιν εἴτε Θεσσαλοὶ κατὰ τὸ ἐκ παλαιοῦ μῖσος γενέσθαι τὴν ζημίαν τοῖς Φωκεῦσιν ἦσαν οἱ πράξαντες. | However, I cannot determine with certainty whether this penalty was imposed on them because they genuinely committed wrongdoing, or whether, due to old enmity, it was the Thessalians who arranged for this punishment against the Phocians. | Historical | Skeptical |
| 10.2.2 | 1 | ἐχόντων δὲ ἀθύμως αὐτῶν πρὸς τῆς ζημίας τὸ μέγεθος, Φιλόμηλος σφᾶς ὑπολαβὼν ὁ Θεοτίμου, | Since they were disheartened by the magnitude of their penalty, Philomelus son of Theotimus addressed them. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.2 | 2 | Φωκέων οὐδενὸς ἀξιώματι ὕστερος—πατρὶς δὲ αὐτῷ Λέδων τῶν ἐν Φωκεῦσιν ἦν πόλεων— | No one among the Phocians exceeded him in honor; his homeland was Ledon, one of the Phocian cities. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.2 | 3 | οὗτος οὖν ὁ Φιλόμηλος τήν τε ἔκτισιν αὐτοῖς ἀδύνατον ἀπέφηνε τῶν χρημάτων | This Philomelus then declared to them that repayment of the debt was impossible. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.2 | 4 | καὶ ἀνέπειθε τὸ ἱερὸν καταλαβεῖν τὸ ἐν Δελφοῖς, λέγων καὶ ἄλλα ἐπαγωγὰ καὶ ὡς τὰ Ἀθηναίων καὶ ἐκ Λακεδαίμονος ἐπιτήδεια ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐστιν αὐτοῖς, | He persuaded them instead to seize possession of the sanctuary at Delphi, adding other persuasive arguments, in particular that from the beginning they might rely upon friendship from Athens and assistance from Sparta. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.2 | 5 | Θηβαίων δὲ καὶ εἴ τις ἄλλος κατασταίη σφίσιν ἐς πόλεμον, περιέσεσθαι καὶ ἀρετῇ σφᾶς καὶ δαπάνῃ χρημάτων. | Even if the Thebans or any others chose war against them, they would prevail through their own courage and financial resources. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.3 | 1 | ταῦτα τοῦ Φιλομήλου λέγοντος οὐκ ἐγίνετο ἀκούσια τῷ πλήθει τῶν Φωκέων, εἴτε τὴν γνώμην σφίσι τοῦ θεοῦ βλάπτοντος εἴτε καὶ αὐτοῖς πεφυκόσιν ἐπίπροσθεν εὐσεβείας τὰ κέρδη ποιεῖσθαι. | This speech of Philomelus did not seem disagreeable to the mass of the Phocians, either because the god had impaired their judgment, or because they were naturally prone in the first place to prefer profit to piety. | Historical | Skeptical |
| 10.2.3 | 2 | τὴν δὲ τῶν Δελφῶν κατάληψιν ἐποιήσαντο οἱ Φωκεῖς Ἡρακλείδου μὲν πρυτανεύοντος ἐν Δελφοῖς καὶ Ἀγαθοκλέους Ἀθήνῃσιν ἄρχοντος, τετάρτῳ δὲ ἔτει πέμπτης Ὀλυμπιάδος ἐπὶ ταῖς ἑκατόν, ἣν Πρῶρος ἐνίκα Κυρηναῖος στάδιον. | The Phocians seized Delphi when Heracleides was prytanis at Delphi, and Agathocles was archon at Athens, in the fourth year of the hundred and fifth Olympiad, in which Prorus of Cyrene won the stadion. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.4 | 1 | καταλαβοῦσι δὲ αὐτοῖς τὸ ἱερὸν ξενικά τε αὐτίκα τὰ ἰσχυρότατα τῶν ἐν Ἕλλησιν ἠθροίσθη καὶ οἱ Θηβαῖοί σφισιν ἐς πόλεμον ἐκ τοῦ φανεροῦ καθεστήκεσαν, διάφοροι καὶ τὰ πρότερα ὄντες. | When they had seized the sanctuary, immediately the strongest available foreign mercenary forces of the Greeks gathered against them, and the Thebans openly declared war upon them, being already previously at variance. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.4 | 2 | χρόνος μὲν δὴ ἐγένετο ὃν ἐπολέμησαν δέκα ἔτη συνεχῶς, καὶ ἐν τοσούτῳ πολέμου μήκει πολλάκις μὲν οἱ Φωκεῖς καὶ τὰ παρʼ αὐτοῖς ξενικὰ ἐνίκησε, πολλάκις δὲ ἦν τὰ τῶν Θηβαίων ἐπικρατέστερα· | They then waged war continuously for ten years, and during this lengthy period of warfare the Phocians with their mercenaries repeatedly prevailed, while at other times the Thebans had the upper hand. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.4 | 3 | γενομένης δὲ κατὰ Νεῶνα πόλιν συμβολῆς ἐτράποντο οἱ Φωκεῖς, καὶ ὁ Φιλόμηλος ῥίπτει τε αὑτὸν ἐν τῇ φυγῇ κατὰ ὑψηλοῦ καὶ ἀποτόμου κρημνοῦ καὶ ἀφίησιν οὕτω τὴν ψυχήν· | Eventually, in a battle fought near the city Neon, the Phocians were routed, and in flight Philomelus threw himself from a high, precipitous cliff, thus ending his life. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.4 | 4 | ἐτέτακτο δὲ καὶ ἄλλως τοῖς Ἀμφικτύοσιν ἐς τοὺς συλῶντας αὕτη ἡ δίκη. | Furthermore, this very penalty had also been appointed by the Amphictyons as punishment upon those who plundered the sanctuary. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.5 | 1 | μετὰ δὲ Φιλόμηλον τελευτήσαντα Ὀνομάρχῳ μὲν τὴν ἡγεμονίαν διδόασιν οἱ Φωκεῖς, ἐς δὲ τῶν Θηβαίων τὴν συμμαχίαν προσεχώρησε Φίλιππος ὁ Ἀμύντου· | After the death of Philomelus, the Phocians granted the command to Onomarchus, while Philip, son of Amyntas, entered into alliance with the Thebans. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.5 | 2 | καὶ ---ἐκράτησε γὰρ Φίλιππος τῆς συμβολῆς---φεύγων ὁ Ὀνόμαρχος καὶ ἐπὶ θάλασσαν ἀφικόμενος ἐνταῦθα ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν κατηκοντίσθη τῶν οἰκείων, ὡς τὴν ἧσσάν σφισιν ὑπὸ ἀτολμίας συμβᾶσαν τῆς ἐκείνου καὶ ἐς τὸ στρατηγεῖν ἀπειρίας. | Philip won the ensuing engagement; Onomarchus fled and, upon reaching the sea, was there slain by missiles thrown by his own troops, who believed their defeat had been caused by his cowardice and his inexperience in military command. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.6 | 1 | Ὀνομάρχῳ μὲν τέλος τοῦ βίου τοιοῦτον ἐπήγαγεν ὁ δαίμων, στρατηγὸν δὲ αὐτοκράτορα εἵλοντο ἀδελφὸν τοῦ Ὀνομάρχου Φάυλον. | Such was the fate brought by divine providence upon Onomarchus at the end of his life; thereupon, the Phocians chose as their supreme commander Phayllus, the brother of Onomarchus. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.6 | 2 | λέγουσι δὲ τοῦτον τὸν Φάυλον παρεληλυθέναι τε δὴ ἄρτι ἐπὶ τῶν Φωκέων τὴν ἀρχὴν καὶ ὄψιν ὀνείρατος ἰδεῖν τοιάνδε. | It is said that as soon as this Phayllus assumed his rule over the Phocians, he experienced a certain dream vision. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.6 | 3 | ἐν τοῖς ἀναθήμασι τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος μίμημα ἦν χαλκοῦν ἀνδρὸς χρονιωτέρου, κατερρυηκότος τε ἤδη τὰς σάρκας καὶ τὰ ὀστᾶ ὑπολειπομένου μόνα· | Among the dedications in Apollo's sanctuary there was a bronze statue representing an elderly man whose flesh had already wasted away, leaving only the bones. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.6 | 4 | ἀνάθημα δὲ ὑπὸ Δελφῶν Ἱπποκράτους ἐλέγετο εἶναι τοῦ ἰατροῦ. | It was said to have been set up by the Delphians, depicting Hippocrates the physician. | Historical | Skeptical |
| 10.2.6 | 5 | τούτῳ δὴ ἑαυτὸν ἐοικέναι τῷ ἀναθήματι ἔδοξεν ὁ Φάυλος· | Phayllus dreamed that he resembled this dedication. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.6 | 6 | αὐτίκα δὲ ὑπολαβοῦσα αὐτὸν φθοώδης νόσος ἐπετέλει τοῦ ἐνυπνίου τὴν μαντείαν. | Immediately afterwards an ulcerative disease took hold of him, fulfilling thereby the prophecy of his dream. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.7 | 1 | Φαύλου δὲ ἀποθανόντος ἐς Φάλαικον τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ περιεχώρησεν ἡ ἐν Φωκεῦσι δυναστεία· | After the death of Phayllus, power among the Phocians passed to his son Phalaecus. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.7 | 2 | καὶ ἐπεὶ ἔσχεν ὁ Φάλαικος αἰτίαν ἰδίᾳ περιποιεῖσθαι τῶν ἱερῶν χρημάτων, ἐπαύθη τῆς ἀρχῆς. | But when Phalaecus was accused of privately appropriating sacred funds, he was removed from power. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.2.7 | 3 | διαβὰς δὲ ναυσὶν ἐς Κρήτην ὁμοῦ Φωκέων τοῖς ᾑρημένοις τὰ ἐκείνου καὶ μοίρᾳ τοῦ ξενικοῦ, Κυδωνίᾳ προσκαθήμενος--- οὐ γάρ οἱ διδόναι χρήματα ἐβούλοντο αἰτοῦντι--- τῆς στρατιᾶς τὸ πολὺ ἀπόλλυσι καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπώλετο. | He then sailed to Crete along with a selection of Phocians loyal to him and a portion of his mercenary troops. | Historical | Not Skeptical |