Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.9.10

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Passage 3.9.10: Sparta declares war on Thebes after Phocian complaints and the Aulis outrage.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἐπηγάγοντο οὖν οἱ Λοκροὶ συμμάχους Θηβαίους καὶ τὴν Φωκίδα ἐπόρθησαν· ἐς δὲ τὴν Λακεδαίμονα ἐλθόντες οἱ Φωκεῖς τοῖς Θηβαίοις ἐπέκειντο καὶ ἐδίδασκον οἷα ἐπεπόνθεσαν ὑπʼ αὐτῶν. Λακεδαιμονίοις δὲ πόλεμον πρὸς Θηβαίους ἔδοξεν ἄρασθαι· ἐποιοῦντο δὲ ἐς αὐτοὺς καὶ ἄλλα ἐγκλήματα καὶ τὴν ἐν Αὐλίδι αὐτῶν ὕβριν ἐς τὴν Ἀγησιλάου θυσίαν.

English Translation

Therefore the Locrians brought in the Thebans as allies and devastated Phocis. The Phocians, going to Sparta, accused the Thebans vehemently and recounted the wrongs they had suffered at their hands. Consequently, the Spartans decided to declare war upon the Thebans, charging them also with other grievances, notably the outrage committed at Aulis during the sacrifice performed by Agesilaus.

Proper Nouns

Thebans (Θηβαῖοι) person
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Locrians (Λοκροί) person
Phocians (Φωκεῖς) person
Agesilaus (Ἀγησίλαος) person
Aulis (Αὐλίς) place Q4821780
Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων) place Q5690 Pleiades
Phocis (Φωκίς) place Q2637650
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