Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.34.3

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Passage 10.34.3: Elateia's sufferings under Persian burning and later Macedonian oppression.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐν δὲ ταῖς Φωκέων πόλεσιν ἃς ὁ Μῆδος ἐνέπρησεν, ἀριθμῆσαι καὶ τὴν Ἐλάτειαν ἔστιν ἐν ταύταις. συμφοραὶ δὲ αἱ μὲν πρὸς Φωκέας τοὺς ἄλλους γεγόνασί σφισιν ἐν κοινῷ, τὰς δὲ καὶ ἰδίᾳ τοῖς Ἐλατεῦσιν ἐκ Μακεδόνων παρεσκεύασεν ὁ δαίμων. καὶ ἐπὶ μὲν Κασσάνδρου πολεμήσαντος Ὀλυμπιόδωρος κατέστη μάλιστα αἴτιος ἄπρακτον τοῖς Μακεδόσι γενέσθαι πολιορκίαν· Φίλιππος δὲ ὁ Δημητρίου τόν τε ἐν Ἐλατείᾳ δῆμον πρὸς τὸ ἔσχατον δέους ἤγαγε καὶ ὑπηγάγετο ἅμα τοὺς δυνατωτέρους δωρεᾷ.

English Translation

Among the cities of the Phocians burned by the Persian, Elateia is also to be reckoned. Some calamities befell the Elateans in common with the other Phocians, but the deity also brought upon them their own private misfortunes through the Macedonians. In the war under Cassander, Olympiodorus especially was responsible for rendering the Macedonians' siege unsuccessful. Later, Philip, the son of Demetrius, reduced the population of Elateia to the utmost terror, while at the same time he won over the more powerful citizens by means of bribery.

Proper Nouns

Demetrius (Δημήτριος) person
Cassander (Κάσσανδρος) person
Macedonian (Μακεδών) person
Mede (Μῆδος) person
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Olympiodorus (Ὀλυμπιόδωρος) person
Phocis (Φωκεύς) place Q2637650
Elateia (Ἐλάτεια) place Q1235347
Elateans (Ἐλατεύς) place
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