Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.23.11

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Passage 10.23.11: Athenians, joined by Boeotians, ambush and kill the fleeing barbarians.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἀθηναίων δὲ ἄνδρες ἐπισκεψόμενοι μὲν ἀφίκοντο ἐν Δελφοῖς· τότε δὲ ἐπανήκοντες τά τε ἄλλα ἤγγελλον ὁποῖα συμβεβήκει τοῖς βαρβάροις καὶ τὰ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ κατειληφότα. οἱ δὲ αὐτοί τε ἐξεστρατεύοντο καὶ ὡς τὴν Βοιωτίαν διώδευον οἱ Βοιωτοί σφισιν ἀνεμίχθησαν· οὕτω δὴ ἀμφότεροι τοῖς βαρβάροις ἐπακολουθοῦντες ἐλόχων τε καὶ ἔκτεινον τοὺς ἀεὶ ἐσχάτους.

English Translation

Some men of the Athenians had gone to Delphi to make inquiry, and upon their return they reported both what had happened to the barbarians, and the oracle they had received from the god. The Athenians themselves then marched out, and as they were passing through Boeotia, the Boeotians joined forces with them. Thus united, both groups followed after the barbarians, ambushed them, and repeatedly slew those who were falling behind.

Proper Nouns

Boeotians (Βοιωτοί) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Boeotia (Βοιωτία) place Q187570
Delphi (Δελφοί) place Q75459 Pleiades
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