Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.22.5

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Passage 4.22.5: Aristocrates betrays Aristomenes by sending his plans to Anaxander at Sparta

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ταῦτα εἰπόντος τῶν Ἀρκάδων ὅσον τριακόσιοι μετέχειν καὶ αὐτοὶ τοῦ τολμήματος ἤθελον. καὶ τότε μὲν ἐπεῖχον τῆς ἐξόδου, τὰ γὰρ ἱερὰ ἐγίνετο αὐτοῖς οὐ κατὰ γνώμην, τῇ δὲ ἐπιούσῃ τό τε ἀπόρρητον ἔγνωσαν σφῶν τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους προπεπυσμένους καὶ αὐτοὶ δεύτερον ὑπὸ Ἀριστοκράτους προδεδομένοι· τὰ γὰρ τοῦ Ἀριστομένους βουλεύματα αὐτίκα ὁ Ἀριστοκράτης ἐγγράψας βιβλίῳ, καὶ τὸ βιβλίον ἐπιθεὶς τῶν οἰκετῶν ὃν ἠπίστατο ὄντα εὐνούστατον, παρὰ Ἀνάξανδρον ἀπέστελλεν ἐς Σπάρτην.

English Translation

When he had said this, about three hundred of the Arcadians themselves also wished to partake in the daring attempt. At that time, however, they delayed their departure, for the sacrifices did not prove favorable to them. The following day, they realized that the Lacedaemonians had already learned of their secret plan, and that they had been betrayed yet again by Aristocrates. Aristocrates immediately had written down Aristomenes' intentions in a letter, and entrusting the letter to the most trustworthy of his servants, dispatched it to Anaxander at Sparta.

Proper Nouns

Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Anaxandros (Ἀνάξανδρος) person
Aristocrates (Ἀριστοκράτης) person
Aristomenes (Ἀριστομένης) person
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Sparta (Σπάρτη) place Q5690 Pleiades
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