Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.6.4

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Passage 3.6.4: Antigonus' campaign against Athens met by Egyptian fleet (Patroclus) and Spartan king Areus.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἀρέως δὲ ἐν Σπάρτῃ τοῦ Ἀκροτάτου βασιλεύοντος Ἀντίγονος ὁ Δημητρίου πεζῷ τε καὶ ναυσὶν ἐπὶ Ἀθήνας στρατεύει. τοῖς δὲ Ἀθηναίοις ἀμυνοῦντες ἀφίκοντο μὲν ὁ Αἰγυπτίων ὁμοῦ Πατρόκλῳ στόλος, ἐξίασι δὲ καὶ οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι πανδημεί, τὸν βασιλέα ἡγεῖσθαί σφισιν Ἀρέα ἐπιτάξαντες.

English Translation

During the reign of Acrotatus as king in Sparta, Antigonus, the son of Demetrius, marched against Athens by land and sea. To aid the Athenians, the Egyptians sent a fleet under the command of Patroclus, and the Lacedaemonians also went forth in full force, appointing their king, Areus, as their leader.

Proper Nouns

Ares (Ἄρης) deity
Egyptians (Αἰγύπτιοι) person
Demetrius (Δημήτριος) person
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Patroclus (Πάτροκλος) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Acrotatus (Ἀκρότατος) person
Antigonus (Ἀντίγονος) person
Sparta (Σπάρτη) place Q5690 Pleiades
Athens (Ἀθῆναι) place Q844930
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