Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.13.2

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Passage 1.13.2: Celtic armor dedicated at the temple of Athena Itonia.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

μετὰ δὲ τὴν ἐν Ἰταλίᾳ πληγὴν ἀναπαύσας τὴν δύναμιν προεῖπεν Ἀντιγόνῳ πόλεμον, ἄλλα τε ποιούμενος ἐγκλήματα καὶ μάλιστα τῆς ἐς Ἰταλίαν βοηθείας διαμαρτίαν. κρατήσας δὲ τήν τε ἰδίαν παρασκευὴν Ἀντιγόνου καὶ τὸ παρʼ αὐτῷ Γαλατῶν ξενικὸν ἐδίωξεν ἐς τὰς ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ πόλεις, αὐτὸς δὲ Μακεδονίας τε τῆς ἄνω καὶ Θεσσαλῶν ἐπεκράτησε. δηλοῖ δὲ μάλιστα τὸ μέγεθος τῆς μάχης καὶ τὴν Πύρρου νίκην, ὡς παρὰ πολὺ γένοιτο, τὰ ἀνατεθέντα ὅπλα τῶν Κελτῶν ἐς τε τὸ τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς ἱερὸν τῆς Ἰτωνίας Φερῶν μεταξὺ καὶ Λαρίσης καὶ τὸ ἐπίγραμμα τὸ ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς· τοὺς θυρεοὺς ὁ Μολοσσὸς Ἰτωνίδι δῶρον Ἀθάνᾳ

English Translation

After the defeat in Italy, Pyrrhus rested his forces and then declared war upon Antigonus, bringing forward several accusations, and above all citing his failure to provide assistance in Italy. Having overcome both Antigonus's own troops and the Gallic mercenaries serving under him, Pyrrhus drove him to the coastal cities, and himself gained possession of Upper Macedonia and Thessaly. The magnitude of this battle and Pyrrhus's decisive victory, indicating how severe the conflict had been, is best demonstrated by the Celtic armor dedicated in the temple of Athena Itonia, situated between Pherae and Larissa, and by the inscription upon these weapons: "The Molossian dedicated these shields to Athena Itonia."

Proper Nouns

Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Itonia (Ἰτωνία) deity
Also in: 3.9.13
Itonis (Ἰτωνίς) deity
Galatians (Γαλάται) person
Thessalians (Θεσσαλοί) person
Celts (Κελτοί) person
Molossus (Μολοσσός) person
Pyrrhus (Πύρρος) person
Antigonus (Ἀντιγόνος) person
Also in: 1.9.7
Larisa (Λάρισα) place Q178405 Pleiades
Macedonia (Μακεδονία) place Q83958
Pherai (Φεραί) place Q1330631
Also in: 2.10.7 2.23.5
Italy (Ἰταλία) place Q913582
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