Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.29.1

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Passage 4.29.1: Macedonians and Demetrius seize Messene.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

μετὰ δὲ οὐ πολὺν χρόνον τοῦ ἔργου τοῦ πρὸς Ἤλιδι Μακεδόνες καὶ Δημήτριος ὁ Φιλίππου τοῦ Δημητρίου Μεσσήνην καταλαμβάνουσι. τὰ μὲν δὴ πολλὰ ἔς τε αὐτὸν Φίλιππον καὶ τὰ ἐς Δημήτριον τὸν Φιλίππου τολμηθέντα ἐκ Περσέως ἐν τοῖς Σικυωνίοις ἔγραψα ἤδη λόγοις· τὰ δὲ ἐς τὴν κατάληψιν τὴν Μεσσήνης ἔσχεν οὕτω.

English Translation

Not long after the campaign against Elis, the Macedonians and Demetrius, son of Philip, son of Demetrius, seized Messene. Much of what Perseus dared against Philip himself and against his son Demetrius I have already recorded in my account concerning Sicyon. Regarding the capture of Messene, events were as follows.

Proper Nouns

Demetrius (Δημήτριος) person
Macedonian (Μακεδών) person
Perseus (Περσεύς) person
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Messene (Μεσσήνη) place Q1022117
Sicyon (Σικυών) place Q368628 Pleiades
Elis (Ἦλις) place Q217667
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