Pausanias Analysis

Passage 4.7.8

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Passage 4.7.8: Lacedaemonian and Messenian battle dispositions

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Λακεδαιμονίοις δὲ ἡγεῖτο Πολύδωρος μὲν κατὰ τὸ κέρας τὸ ἀριστερόν, Θεόπομπος δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ δεξιῷ, τὸ μέσον δὲ εἶχεν Εὐρυλέων, τὰ μὲν παρόντα Λακεδαιμόνιος, τὰ ἐξ ἀρχῆς δὲ ἀπὸ Κάδμου καὶ ἐκ Θηβῶν, Αἰγέως τοῦ Οἰολύκου τοῦ Θήρα τοῦ Αὐτεσίωνος ἀπόγονος πέμπτος. τοῖς δὲ Μεσσηνίοις κατὰ μὲν τὸ δεξιὸν τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων ἀντετάσσοντο Ἄντανδρός τε καὶ Εὐφαής, τὸ δὲ ἕτερον κέρας τὸ κατὰ τὸν Πολύδωρον Πυθάρατος εἶχε, Κλέοννις δὲ τὸ μέσον.

English Translation

The Lacedaemonians were led by Polydorus on the left wing, by Theopompus on the right, and by Euryleon in the center. Euryleon was at that time a Lacedaemonian, though in origin he was descended, in the fifth generation, from Cadmus of Thebes, through Aegeus, the son of Oeolycus, the son of Theras, the son of Autesion. Arrayed against the Lacedaemonian right wing among the Messenians were Antandrus and Euphaes; Pytharatus commanded the other wing, opposing Polydorus, while Cleonnis led the center.

Proper Nouns

Aegeus (Αἰγεύς) person
Autesion (Αὐτεσίων) person Q101240374
Euryleon (Εὐρυλέων) person Q11921265
Also in: 4.8.11
Euphaes (Εὐφαής) person Q5850304
Theras (Θήρας) person
Theopompus (Θεόπομπος) person
Kadmos (Κάδμος) person
Kleonnis (Κλέοννις) person
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Lacedaemonian (Λακεδαιμόνιος) person
Messenians (Μεσσήνιοι) person
Oiolycus (Οἰόλυκος) person
Polydoros (Πολύδωρος) person
Pytharatos (Πυθάρατος) person
Also in: 4.7.4 4.8.10
Antandros (Ἄντανδρος) person
Also in: 4.7.4 4.8.8 4.10.5
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
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