Pausanias Analysis

Passage 1.29.4

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Passage 1.29.4: Monument for Athenian war dead (excluding Marathon) along the road to the Academy.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔστι δὲ καὶ πᾶσι μνῆμα Ἀθηναίοις ὁπόσοις ἀποθανεῖν συνέπεσεν ἔν τε ναυμαχίαις καὶ ἐν μάχαις πεζαῖς πλὴν ὅσοι Μαραθῶνι αὐτῶν ἠγωνίσαντο· τούτοις γὰρ κατὰ χώραν εἰσὶν οἱ τάφοι διʼ ἀνδραγαθίαν, οἱ δὲ ἄλλοι κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν κεῖνται τὴν ἐς Ἀκαδημίαν, καὶ σφῶν ἑστᾶσιν ἐπὶ τοῖς τάφοις στῆλαι τὰ ὀνόματα καὶ τὸν δῆμον ἑκάστου λέγουσαι. πρῶτοι δὲ ἐτάφησαν οὓς ἐν Θρᾴκῃ ποτὲ ἐπικρατοῦντας μέχρι Δραβησκοῦ τῆς χώρας Ἠδωνοὶ φονεύουσιν ἀνέλπιστοι ἐπιθέμενοι·

English Translation

There is also a monument for all Athenians who happened to fall both in naval engagements and land battles, except for those who fought at Marathon; for these have tombs at the place itself because of their bravery. The others lie along the road to the Academy, and on their graves stand pillars bearing the names and deme of each man. The first to be buried were those who, while once victorious in Thrace up to the region of Drabeskos, were unexpectedly attacked and killed by the Edonians.

Proper Nouns

Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Edonians (Ἠδωνοί) person
Drabeskos (Δραβησκός) place Q11917732
Thrace (Θρᾴκη) place Q41741
Marathon (Μαραθών) place Q212150 Pleiades
Academy (Ἀκαδημία) place Q19283711 Pleiades
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