Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.11.3

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Passage 4.11.3: Damis and his lightly armed troops clad in fleeces and animal skins.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

αὐτὸς δὲ καὶ ὁ Δᾶμις ὑπέμενον ἔχοντες τοὺς ψιλούς, σφενδονήτας μὲν ἢ τοξότας ὀλίγους, ὁ δὲ ὄχλος ὁ πολὺς τοῖς τε σώμασιν ἦσαν ἐς τὰς ἐπιδρομὰς καὶ ἀναχωρήσεις ἐπιτήδειοι καὶ τῇ ὁπλίσει κοῦφοι· θώρακα γὰρ ἢ ἀσπίδα εἶχεν οὐχ ἕκαστος, ὅσοι δὲ ἠπόρουν τούτων, περιεβέβληντο αἰγῶν νάκας καὶ προβάτων, οἱ δὲ καὶ θηρίων δέρματα καὶ μάλιστα οἱ ὀρεινοὶ τῶν Ἀρκάδων λύκων τε καὶ ἄρκτων.

English Translation

Damis himself and his men stood firm, supported by their lightly armed troops, among whom there were very few slingers or archers; the great majority were fit physically for swift charges and withdrawals, lightly equipped. Not every one of them possessed a breastplate or shield, and those who were lacking these protective arms wrapped themselves in the fleeces of goats and sheep; some even wore the skins of wild animals, especially the mountain-dwelling Arcadians, who favored wolves' and bears' skins.

Proper Nouns

Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) people
Damïs (Δᾶμις) person
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