Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.11.4

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Passage 3.11.4: Temples of Julius Caesar and Augustus (Sebastos) in the marketplace.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ναοὶ δέ εἰσιν ἐπὶ τῆς ἀγορᾶς Καίσαρος, ὃς μοναρχίας πρῶτος ἐν Ῥωμαίοις ἐπεθύμησεν καὶ ἀρχὴν τὴν καθεστηκυῖαν πρῶτος ἐκτήσατο, ὁ δὲ Αὐγούστῳ πεποίηται παιδὶ ἐκείνου τήν τε βασιλείαν βεβαιωσαμένῳ μᾶλλον καὶ ἀξιώματος καὶ δυνάμεως ἐς πλέον ἢ ὁ πατήρ οἱ προελθόντι· τὸ δὲ ὄνομα ἦν τούτῳ Αὔγουστος, ὃ κατὰ γλῶσσαν δύναται τὴν Ἑλλήνων σεβαστός.

English Translation

In the marketplace there are temples—one of Caesar, who first among the Romans desired monarchy and first obtained absolute power, and one dedicated to Augustus, his son, who not only strengthened the imperial rule further, but advanced in honor and power far beyond what his father had attained. This latter was called Augustus, a name which in the Greek tongue means "Sebastos" (revered).

Proper Nouns

Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) other
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) other
Augustus (Αὔγουστος) person Q1405
Caesar (Καίσαρ) person
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