Pausanias Analysis

Passage 10.8.3

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Passage 10.8.3: Phocians regain their place in the Amphictyonic League after opposing Brennus

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Βρέννου δὲ τὸν Γαλατῶν στρατὸν ἀγαγόντος ἐς Δελφοὺς προθυμίαν ἐς τὸν πόλεμον οἱ Φωκεῖς πλείστην τοῦ Ἑλληνικοῦ παρέσχοντο, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἔργου τούτου μετασχεῖν Ἀμφικτυονίας αὖθις καὶ ἐς τὰ ἄλλα ἐγένετο ἀξίωμα αὐτοῖς ἀνασώσασθαι τὸ ἀρχαῖον. βασιλεὺς δὲ Αὔγουστος μετεῖναι καὶ Νικοπολίταις τοῖς πρὸς τῷ Ἀκτίῳ συνεδρίου τοῦ Ἀμφικτυόνων ἠθέλησε· Μάγνητας μὲν οὖν καὶ Μαλιεῖς καὶ Αἰνιᾶνας καὶ Φθιώτας Θεσσαλοῖς συντελεῖν , τὰς ψήφους δὲ ὅσαι τούτων τε καὶ Δολόπων---οὐ γὰρ ἔτι ἦν Δολόπων γένος---Νικοπολίτας φέρειν.

English Translation

When Brennus led the army of the Gauls against Delphi, the Phocians displayed the greatest eagerness among the Greeks for the war, and because of this achievement, they regained their ancient position, re-entering the Amphictyonic League and recovering their previous dignity in other matters as well. Later, Emperor Augustus wished to grant membership in the Amphictyonic council also to the people of Nicopolis near Actium; he accordingly ordered that the Magnesians, Malians, Aenianians, and Phthiotans should join together in representation with the Thessalians, and that the votes formerly belonging to these peoples and to the Dolopians—for the Dolopian nation no longer existed—should pass to the citizens of Nicopolis.

Proper Nouns

Amphictyony (Ἀμφικτυονία) other
Also in: 4.5.2 10.8.5
Ainianes (Αἰνιᾶνες) person
Augustus (Αὔγουστος) person Q1405
Brennus (Βρέννος) person Q849322
Galatians (Γαλάται) person
Dolopians (Δόλοπες) person
Thessalians (Θεσσαλοί) person
Magnetes (Μάγνητες) person
Also in: 1.20.5
Malians (Μαλιεῖς) person
Also in: 1.23.4
Nicopolitans (Νικοπολῖται) person
Phthiotes (Φθιῶται) person
Phocians (Φωκεῖς) person
Amphictyons (Ἀμφικτύονες) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Delphi (Δελφοί) place Q75459 Pleiades
Actium (Ἄκτιον) place Q21570423 Pleiades
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