Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.25.6

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Passage 1.25.6: Cassander captures Panactum and Salamis, installs Demetrius as Athenian tyrant.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἀντιπάτρου δὲ ἀποθανόντος Ὀλυμπιὰς διαβᾶσα ἐξ Ἠπείρου χρόνον μέν τινα ἦρξεν ἀποκτείνασα Ἀριδαῖον, οὐ πολλῷ δὲ ὕστερον ἐκπολιορκηθεῖσα ὑπὸ Κασσάνδρου παρεδόθη τῷ πλήθει. Κάσσανδρος δὲ βασιλεύσας---τὰ δὲ ἐς Ἀθηναίους ἐπέξεισί μοι μόνα ὁ λόγος---Πάνακτον τεῖχος ἐν τῇ Ἀττικῇ καὶ Σαλαμῖνα εἷλε τύραννόν τε Ἀθηναίοις ἔπραξε γενέσθαι Δημήτριον τὸν Φανοστράτου, τὰ πρὸς δόξαν εἰληφότα ἐπὶ σοφίᾳ. τοῦτον μὲν δὴ τυραννίδος ἔπαυσε Δημήτριος ὁ Ἀντιγόνου, νέος τε ὢν καὶ φιλοτίμως πρὸς τὸ Ἑλληνικὸν διακείμενος·

English Translation

Upon the death of Antipater, Olympias crossed over from Epirus, and for a time she held power, having killed Aridaeus. But soon afterward, being besieged closely by Cassander, she surrendered herself to the people. Cassander, having established himself as king—though my account will mention only those events concerning the Athenians—captured the fortification of Panactum in Attica and the island of Salamis, and arranged that the Athenians be ruled by a tyrant, Demetrius, the son of Phanostratus, who had already attained a reputation for wisdom. This man was removed from the tyranny by Demetrius, son of Antigonus, who was then youthful and well-disposed toward the Greeks through his ambition.

Proper Nouns

Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) other
Demetrius son of Phanostratus (Δημήτριος Φανοστράτου) person
Demetrius son of Antigonus (Δημήτριος Ἀντιγόνου) person
Cassander (Κάσσανδρος) person
Antipater (Ἀντίπατρος) person
Arrhidaeus (Ἀριδαῖος) person
Olympias (Ὀλυμπιάς) person
Panactum (Πάνακτον) place Q12882434
Salamis (Σαλαμίς) place Q767089
Athens (Ἀθῆναι) place Q844930
Attica (Ἀττική) place Q122443
Epirus (Ἤπειρος) place Q11266977
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