Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.25.5

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Passage 1.25.5: Leosthenes' death leads to Macedonian occupation of Athens.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοὺς δὲ ἐς τὸ συμμαχικὸν ταχθέντας κατὰ πόλεις τε ἑκάστους ἦγον στρατηγοὶ καὶ τοῦ παντὸς ἄρχειν ᾕρητο Ἀθηναῖος Λεωσθένης πόλεώς τε ἀξιώματι καὶ αὐτὸς εἶναι δοκῶν πολέμων ἔμπειρος. ὑπῆρχε δέ οἱ καὶ πρὸς πάντας εὐεργεσία τοὺς Ἕλληνας· ὁπόσοι γὰρ μισθοῦ παρὰ Δαρείῳ καὶ σατράπαις ἐστρατεύοντο Ἕλληνες, ἀνοικίσαι σφᾶς ἐς τὴν Περσίδα θελήσαντος Ἀλεξάνδρου Λεωσθένης ἔφθη κομίσας ναυσὶν ἐς τὴν Εὐρώπην. καὶ δὴ καὶ τότε ὧν ἐς αὐτὸν ἤλπισαν τὰ ἔργα λαμπρότερα ἐπιδειξάμενος παρέσχεν ἀποθανὼν ἀθυμῆσαι πᾶσι καὶ διʼ αὐτὸ οὐχ ἥκιστα σφαλῆναι· φρουρά τε Μακεδόνων ἐσῆλθεν Ἀθηναίοις, οἳ Μουνυχίαν, ὕστερον δὲ καὶ Πειραιᾶ καὶ τείχη μακρὰ ἔσχον.

English Translation

The allies, arranged city by city, were led each by their own generals, and the Athenians had chosen Leosthenes to be commander-in-chief over all, both because of the prestige of his city and because he himself was considered experienced in war. Moreover, he had done a great service to all the Greeks: for when Alexander intended to settle in Persia the many Greeks who had served as mercenaries for Darius and the Persian satraps, Leosthenes preemptively brought them back to Europe by ship. At this very time also, after displaying brilliant achievements from which the Greeks had anticipated yet greater deeds, he died, causing universal despondency, and this loss contributed greatly toward their ultimate failure. Consequently, a Macedonian garrison entered Athens, occupying Munichia, and afterwards also the Peiraeus and the Long Walls.

Proper Nouns

Darius (Δαρεῖος) person Q44387
Leosthenes (Λεωσθένης) person
Macedonians (Μακεδόνες) person
satraps (σατράπης) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Athenian (Ἀθηναῖος) person
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Europe (Εὐρώπη) place Q46 Pleiades
Munychia (Μουνυχία) place Q1611219
Also in: 1.1.4 1.26.3 2.8.6
Piraeus (Πειραιεύς) place Q58976 Pleiades
Persia (Περσίς) place Q3746183
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