Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.20.5

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Passage 10.20.5: Athenian forces under Callippos with Macedonian and Asian mercenary contingents

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἀθηναίων δὲ στρατηγὸς μὲν Κάλλιππος ἦν ὁ Μοιροκλέους, καθὰ ἐδήλωσα καὶ ἐν τοῖς προτέροις τοῦ λόγου, δύναμις δὲ τριήρεις τε αἱ πλώιμοι πᾶσαι, πεντακόσιοι δὲ ἐς τὸ ἱππικόν, χίλιοι δὲ ἐτάσσοντο ἐν τοῖς πεζοῖς· καὶ ἡγεμονίαν οὗτοι κατʼ ἀξίωμα εἶχον τὸ ἀρχαῖον. βασιλέων δὲ ξενικὰ πεντακόσιοί τε ἐκ Μακεδονίας καὶ ἐκ τῆς Ἀσίας ἴσοι σφίσιν ἀφίκοντο ἀριθμόν· ἄρχοντες δὲ τῶν μὲν παρʼ Ἀντιγόνου πεμφθέντων Ἀριστόδημος ἦν Μακεδών, τῶν δὲ παρὰ Ἀντιόχου τε καὶ ἐκ τῆς Ἀσίας Τελέσαρχος τῶν ἐπὶ Ὀρόντῃ Σύρων.

English Translation

The Athenians had as their general Callippos, son of Moirokles, as I have also mentioned previously in this account. Their force consisted of all available warships, five hundred cavalry, and a thousand men arranged in the infantry; the leadership belonged to these by ancient precedent due to their prestige. Among the king's troops five hundred mercenaries came from Macedonia, and an equal number joined them from Asia. Aristodemos, a Macedonian, commanded the contingent sent by Antigonos, while Telesarchos, one of the Syrians who dwell along the Orontes, led those sent by Antiochos from Asia.

Proper Nouns

Callippos (Κάλλιππος) person
Macedonian (Μακεδών) person
Mirocles (Μοιροκλῆς) person
Syrians (Σῦροι) person
Telesarchus (Τελέσαρχος) person
Also in: 10.22.1
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Antigonus (Ἀντίγονος) person
Antiochus (Ἀντίοχος) person
Aristodemos (Ἀριστόδημος) person
Macedonia (Μακεδονία) place Q83958
Asia (Ἀσία) place Q210718
Orontes (Ὀρόντης) place Q188871
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