Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.16.2

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Passage 4.16.2: Anaxander leads the Spartans against the Messenians under Phintas and Androcles.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

καὶ ἦν μὲν καὶ τὰ τῶν ἄλλων πρόθυμα, ὡς ἡλικίας ἕκαστος εἶχεν ἢ ῥώμης, μάλιστα δὲ Ἀνάξανδρός τε ὁ τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν τῶν Σπαρτιατῶν· παρὰ Μεσσηνίων δὲ οἱ Ἀνδροκλέους ἀπόγονοι Φίντας καὶ Ἀνδροκλῆς καὶ οἱ συντεταγμένοι σφίσιν ἐπειρῶντο ἄνδρες ἀγαθοὶ γίνεσθαι. Τυρταῖος δὲ καὶ οἱ τῶν θεῶν ἱεροφάνται τῶν Μεγάλων ἔργου μὲν ἥπτοντο οὐδενός, τοὺς τελευταίους δὲ τῆς ἑαυτῶν ἑκάτεροι στρατιᾶς ἐπήγειρον.

English Translation

And indeed the others also strove zealously, each according to his age and strength, but especially Anaxander, the king of the Lacedaemonians, and the Spartans around him. On the side of the Messenians, Phintas and Androcles, the descendants of Androcles, and those arrayed under their command likewise endeavored to show bravery. Tyrtaeus and the priests of the Great Gods took no part in the actual fighting, but each group urged on those who formed the rear ranks of their respective armies.

Proper Nouns

the Great (Gods) (Μεγάλοι) deity
gods (θεοί) deity
Spartiates (Σπαρτιᾶται) person
Tyrtaeus (Τυρταῖος) person
Phintas (Φίντας) person
Also in: 4.4.1 4.4.4 4.17.9
Anaxandros (Ἀνάξανδρος) person
Androkles (Ἀνδροκλέης) person
Also in: 4.5.6
Androcles (Ἀνδροκλῆς) person
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) place Q16157161
Messenians (Μεσσήνιοι) place
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