Pausanias Analysis

Passage 3.9.11

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Passage 3.9.11: Athenian embassy to Sparta seeking arbitration and peace

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Ἀθηναῖοι δὲ τὴν διάνοιαν τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων προπεπυσμένοι πέμπουσιν ἐς Σπάρτην, ὅπλα μὲν ἐπὶ σφᾶς ἐπὶ Θήβας δεόμενοι μὴ κινῆσαι, δίκῃ δὲ ὑπὲρ ὧν ἐγκαλοῦσι διακρίνεσθαι· Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ πρὸς ὀργὴν ἀποπέμπουσι τὴν πρεσβείαν. τὰ δὲ ἐπὶ τούτοις ἔς τε τὴν Λακεδαιμονίων ἔξοδον καὶ τὰ ἐς τὴν Λυσάνδρου τελευτὴν ἐδήλωσέ μοι τοῦ λόγου τὰ ἐς Παυσανίαν·

English Translation

The Athenians, having learned beforehand the intentions of the Lacedaemonians, sent envoys to Sparta, begging them neither to move arms against themselves nor against Thebes, but rather to settle by arbitration the charges they were bringing. The Lacedaemonians, however, in anger sent back the embassy without success. Concerning the events that followed, including the campaign of the Lacedaemonians and the death of Lysander, the details have been presented earlier in my account about Pausanias.

Proper Nouns

Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Lysander (Λύσανδρος) person
Pausanias (Παυσανίας) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
Sparta (Σπάρτη) place Q5690 Pleiades
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