Greek passages split into sentences with English translation
| Passage | Sentence | Greek | English | Era | Skepticism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.34.1 | 1 | Ἐλάτεια δὲ τῶν ἐν Φωκεῦσι μεγίστη πόλεών ἐστι τῶν ἄλλων μετά γε τοὺς Δελφούς· | Elateia is the largest of the Phocian cities after Delphi itself. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.1 | 2 | κεῖται δὲ κατὰ Ἀμφίκλειαν, καὶ ἐς αὐτὴν ὀγδοήκοντα καὶ ἑκατὸν ὁδός ἐστιν ἐξ Ἀμφικλείας σταδίων, πεδιὰς ἡ πολλὴ καὶ αὖθις οὐκ ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀνάντης ἡ ἐγγυτάτω τοῦ Ἐλατέων ἄστεως. | It lies near Amphikleia, and the road between them is one hundred and eighty stadia. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.1 | 3 | ῥεῖ δὲ ἐν τῇ πεδιάδι ὁ Κηφισός· αἱ δὲ ὠτίδες καλούμεναι παρὰ τὸν Κηφισὸν νέμονται μάλιστα ὀρνίθων. | Most of the way is flat terrain, and then again only slightly uphill as one approaches the city of Elateia. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.2 | 1 | Ἐλατεῦσι δὲ ἐξεγένετο μὲν Κάσσανδρον καὶ τὴν Μακεδόνων ἀπώσασθαι στρατιάν, ὑπῆρξε δὲ καὶ Ταξίλου Μιθριδάτῃ στρατηγοῦντος τὸν πόλεμόν σφισιν ἐκφυγεῖν· | The people of Elateia managed both to drive out Cassander and his Macedonian army, and later, when Taxilus commanded Mithridates' war against them, they succeeded in escaping disaster. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.2 | 2 | ἀντὶ τούτου δὲ τοῦ ἔργου Ῥωμαῖοι δεδώκασιν αὐτοῖς ἐλευθέρους ὄντας ἀτελῆ νέμεσθαι τὴν χώραν. | On account of these deeds, the Romans granted them autonomy and exemption from taxation, allowing them to inhabit their territory freely. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.2 | 3 | ἀμφισβητοῦσι δὲ οὗτοι ξενικοῦ γένους, καὶ Ἀρκάδες φασὶν εἶναι τὸ ἀρχαῖον· | The origins of the Elateans, however, are disputed, for they claim to be descended from foreign stock. | Mythic | Skeptical |
| 10.34.2 | 4 | Ἔλατον γὰρ τὸν Ἀρκάδος, ἡνίκα ἐπὶ τὸ ἱερὸν Φλεγύαι τὸ ἐν Δελφοῖς ἐστρατεύσαντο, ἀμῦναί τε τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ Φωκίδι ὁμοῦ τῷ στρατεύματι αὐτὸν καταμείναντα Ἐλατείας οἰκιστὴν γενέσθαι. | The Arcadians assert that the Elateans originally came from Arcadia, stating that Elatos, the son of Arkas, when the Phlegyans marched upon the sanctuary at Delphi, remained behind in Phocis together with his army to defend the god, and thus became the founder of Elateia. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.3 | 1 | ἐν δὲ ταῖς Φωκέων πόλεσιν ἃς ὁ Μῆδος ἐνέπρησεν, ἀριθμῆσαι καὶ τὴν Ἐλάτειαν ἔστιν ἐν ταύταις. | Among the cities of the Phocians burned by the Persian, Elateia is also to be reckoned. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.3 | 2 | συμφοραὶ δὲ αἱ μὲν πρὸς Φωκέας τοὺς ἄλλους γεγόνασί σφισιν ἐν κοινῷ, τὰς δὲ καὶ ἰδίᾳ τοῖς Ἐλατεῦσιν ἐκ Μακεδόνων παρεσκεύασεν ὁ δαίμων. | Some calamities befell the Elateans in common with the other Phocians, but the deity also brought upon them their own private misfortunes through the Macedonians. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.3 | 3 | καὶ ἐπὶ μὲν Κασσάνδρου πολεμήσαντος Ὀλυμπιόδωρος κατέστη μάλιστα αἴτιος ἄπρακτον τοῖς Μακεδόσι γενέσθαι πολιορκίαν· | In the war under Cassander, Olympiodorus especially was responsible for rendering the Macedonians' siege unsuccessful. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.3 | 4 | Φίλιππος δὲ ὁ Δημητρίου τόν τε ἐν Ἐλατείᾳ δῆμον πρὸς τὸ ἔσχατον δέους ἤγαγε καὶ ὑπηγάγετο ἅμα τοὺς δυνατωτέρους δωρεᾷ. | Later, Philip, the son of Demetrius, reduced the population of Elateia to the utmost terror, while at the same time he won over the more powerful citizens by means of bribery. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.4 | 1 | Τίτος μὲν δὴ ὁ ἄρχων ὁ Ῥωμαίων---τὸ γὰρ δὴ Ἑλληνικὸν ἅπαν ἐλευθερώσων ἀπέσταλτο ἐκ Ῥώμης---πολιτείαν τε Ἐλατεῦσιν ἀποδώσειν τὴν ἀρχαίαν ἐπηγγέλλετο καὶ διʼ ἀγγέλων ἐπεκηρυκεύετό σφισιν ἀπὸ Μακεδόνων ἀφίστασθαι· | Now Titus, the general of the Romans—sent out from Rome for the very purpose of freeing the whole of Greece—promised to restore to the Elateans their ancient constitution, and by envoys proclaimed to them that they should withdraw from their allegiance to the Macedonians. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.4 | 2 | οἱ δὲ ὑπὸ ἀγνωμοσύνης ὁ δῆμος ἢ οἱ ἔχοντες τὰς ἀρχὰς Φιλίππῳ τε ἦσαν πιστοὶ καὶ ὑπὸ τοῦ Ῥωμαίου πολιορκίᾳ παρέστησαν. | But due either to the stubbornness of the common people or of their magistrates, the Elateans remained loyal to Philip and consequently endured siege by the Roman. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.4 | 3 | χρόνῳ δὲ οἱ Ἐλατεῖς ὕστερον Ταξίλου τε Μιθριδάτῃ στρατηγοῦντος καὶ τῶν ἐκ τοῦ Πόντου βαρβάρων ἀντέσχον τῇ πολιορκίᾳ· | Yet later, when Taxilus commanded for Mithridates, they courageously resisted the siege by the barbarians from Pontus. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.4 | 4 | ἐπὶ τούτῳ δὲ ἐλευθέρους εἶναι τῷ ἔργῳ δέδοταί σφισιν ὑπὸ Ῥωμαίων. | Because of this deed, the Romans at length granted them actual freedom. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.5 | 1 | τὸ δὲ Κοστοβώκων τε τῶν λῃστικῶν τὸ κατʼ ἐμὲ τὴν Ἑλλάδα ἐπιδραμὸν ἀφίκετο καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν Ἐλάτειαν· | In my own time, the marauding tribe of the Costoboci made a raid into Greece, reaching as far as Elateia. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.5 | 2 | ἔνθα δὴ ἀνὴρ Μνησίβουλος λόχον τε περὶ αὑτὸν ἀνδρῶν συνέστησε καὶ καταφονεύσας πολλοὺς τῶν βαρβάρων ἔπεσεν ἐν τῇ μάχῃ. | Here, a man named Mnesiboulos gathered about himself a company of men, slew many of the barbarians, and fell himself during the battle. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.5 | 3 | οὗτος ὁ Μνησίβουλος δρόμου νίκας καὶ ἄλλας ἀνείλετο καὶ Ὀλυμπιάδι πέμπτῃ πρὸς ταῖς τριάκοντά τε καὶ διακοσίαις σταδίου καὶ τοῦ σὺν τῇ ἀσπίδι διαύλου· | This Mnesiboulos had previously won victories in running and other contests, winning in the two-hundred-and-thirty-fifth Olympiad both the stadium and the race in armour. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.5 | 4 | ἐν Ἐλατείᾳ δὲ κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ δρομέως Μνησιβούλου χαλκοῦς ἕστηκεν ἀνδριάς. | At Elateia, there stands by the road a bronze statue of the runner Mnesiboulos. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.6 | 1 | ἡ δὲ ἀγορὰ αὐτή τέ ἐστι θέας ἀξία καὶ ὁ Ἔλατος ἐπειργασμένος στήλῃ· | The marketplace itself is worth seeing, as is the carving of Elatus on a stela. | Mythic | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.6 | 2 | σαφῶς δὲ οὐκ οἶδα εἴτε τιμῶντες οἷα οἰκιστὴν εἴτε καὶ μνήματος ἐπίθημα ἐποιήσαντο τὴν στήλην. | However, I do not know clearly whether they set up this stela to honor him as their founder or as a gravestone. | Historical | Skeptical |
| 10.34.6 | 3 | τῷ δὲ Ἀσκληπιῷ ναὸς ᾠκοδόμηται καὶ ἄγαλμα γένεια ἔχον ἐστί· | There is also a temple built to Asclepius and a statue of him bearded. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.6 | 4 | τοῖς ἐργασαμένοις τὸ ἄγαλμα ὀνόματα μὲν Τιμοκλῆς καὶ Τιμαρχίδης , γένους δέ εἰσι τοῦ Ἀττικοῦ. | The artists who crafted this statue are named Timocles and Timarchides, both of Attic descent. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.6 | 5 | ἐπὶ τῷ πέρατι δὲ τῷ ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς πόλεως θέατρόν τέ ἐστι καὶ χαλκοῦν Ἀθηνᾶς ἄγαλμα ἀρχαῖον· | At the right-hand boundary of the city is a theater and an ancient bronze statue of Athena. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.6 | 6 | ταύτην τὴν θεὸν λέγουσιν ἀμῦναί σφισιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὁμοῦ Ταξίλῳ βαρβάρους. | They say that this goddess defended them against the barbarians who accompanied Taxilus. | Historical | Skeptical |
| 10.34.7 | 1 | Ἐλατείας δὲ ὅσον σταδίους εἴκοσιν ἀφέστηκεν Ἀθηνᾶς ἐπίκλησιν Κραναίας ἱερόν· | About twenty stades distant from Elateia stands a sanctuary of Athena, surnamed Kranaia. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.7 | 2 | ἡ δὲ ὁδὸς ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον ἀναντεστέρα ὡς ἀνιᾶν τὸ μηδὲν καὶ λεληθέναι μᾶλλον αὐτῆς τὸ ἄναντες. | The road leading there has such a gentle slope upward that one hardly notices, the incline being practically imperceptible. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.7 | 3 | λόφος δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ τῷ πέρατι τὰ πλείω μὲν ἀπότομος, οὐ μέντοι ἄγαν ἢ μεγέθους ἔχων ἐστὶν ἢ ὕψους· | At the end of the road lies a hill, steep for the most part, yet neither very imposing in size nor particularly high. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.7 | 4 | ἐπὶ τούτῳ τῷ λόφῳ τὸ ἱερὸν πεποίηται, καὶ στοαί τέ εἰσι καὶ οἰκήσεις διὰ τῶν στοῶν, ἔνθα οἰκοῦσιν οἷς τὴν θεὸν θεραπεύειν καθέστηκε, καὶ ἄλλοις καὶ μάλιστα τῷ ἱερωμένῳ. | The sanctuary has been built on this hill; it includes porches and rooms behind these colonnades, in which dwell those appointed to serve the goddess, especially the priest and the other attendants. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.8 | 1 | τὸν δὲ ἱερέα ἐκ παίδων αἱροῦνται τῶν ἀνήβων, πρόνοιαν ποιούμενοι πρότερον τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἐξήκειν οἱ τὸν χρόνον πρὶν ἢ ἡβῆσαι· | They choose the priest from among the boys who have not yet reached puberty, taking care beforehand that the period of priesthood shall expire before he attains maturity. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.8 | 2 | ἱερᾶται δὲ ἔτη συνεχῆ πέντε, ἐν οἷς τήν τε ἄλλην δίαιταν ἔχει παρὰ τῇ θεῷ καὶ λουτρὰ αἱ ἀσάμινθοι κατὰ τρόπον εἰσὶν αὐτῷ τὸν ἀρχαῖον. | He serves continuously as priest for five years, during which time he lives by the goddess according to a certain established way of life, and the bathing basins are provided for him in the ancient customary manner. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.8 | 3 | τὸ δὲ ἄγαλμα ἐποίησαν μὲν καὶ τοῦτο οἱ Πολυκλέους παῖδες , ἔστι δὲ ἐσκευασμένον ὡς ἐς μάχην· | This statue too was made by the sons of Polycleitus, and it is armored as though ready for battle. | Historical | Not Skeptical |
| 10.34.8 | 4 | καὶ ἐπείργασται τῇ ἀσπίδι τῶν Ἀθήνῃσι μίμημα ἐπὶ τῇ ἀσπίδι τῆς καλουμένης ὑπὸ Ἀθηναίων Παρθένου. | Furthermore, upon the shield has been crafted a relief imitating the design upon the shield of the image which the Athenians call the Parthenos. | Historical | Not Skeptical |