Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.10.5

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Passage 1.10.5: The tomb of Lysimachus lies between Cardia and Pactye in the Chersonesus.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Λυσίμαχος δὲ ταῦτα πάντα πυνθανόμενος ἔφθη διαβὰς ἐς τὴν Ἀσίαν καὶ ἄρξας αὐτὸς πολέμου συμβαλών τε Σελεύκῳ παρὰ πολύ τε ἐκρατήθη καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπέθανεν. Ἀλέξανδρος δέ, ὃς ἐκ τῆς γυναικὸς Ὀδρυσίδος ἐγεγόνει οἱ, πολλὰ Λυσάνδραν παραιτησάμενος ἀναιρεῖταί τε καὶ ὕστερον τούτων ἐς Χερρόνησον κομίσας ἔθαψεν, ἔνθα ἔτι καὶ νῦν ἐστίν οἱ φανερὸς ὁ τάφος Καρδίας τε μεταξὺ κώμης καὶ Πακτύης.

English Translation

But Lysimachus, upon learning all these things, quickly crossed over into Asia, initiated war himself, engaged Seleucus in battle, was decisively defeated and met his death. Alexander, his son by his wife Odrysis, after many entreaties obtained Lysimachus' body, brought it to the Chersonesus and buried it, where his tomb is still visible today between the village of Cardia and Pactye.

Proper Nouns

Lysandra (Λυσάνδρα) person
Lysimachus (Λυσίμαχος) person
Seleucus (Σελεύκος) person
Also in: 3.16.8
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
Odrysidos (daughter of Odrysian king/tribe) (Ὀδρυς) person
Cardia (Καρδία) place Q965581
Pactye (Πακτύη) place Q7123145
Chersonesus (Χερρόνησος) place
Asia (Ἀσία) place Q210718
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