Pausanias Analysis

Passage 5.20.10

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Passage 5.20.10: The Philippeion at Olympia

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦτο τὸ οἴκημα ἔστι μὲν κατὰ τὴν ἔξοδον τὴν κατὰ τὸ πρυτανεῖον ἐν ἀριστερᾷ, πεποίηται δὲ ὀπτῆς πλίνθου, κίονες δὲ περὶ αὐτὸ ἑστήκασι· Φιλίππῳ δὲ ἐποιήθη μετὰ τὸ ἐν Χαιρωνείᾳ τὴν Ἑλλάδα ὀλισθεῖν. κεῖνται δὲ αὐτόθι Φίλιππός τε καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος, σὺν δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἀμύντας ὁ Φιλίππου πατήρ· ἔργα δέ ἐστι καὶ ταῦτα Λεωχάρους ἐλέφαντος καὶ χρυσοῦ, καθὰ καὶ τῆς Ὀλυμπιάδος καὶ Εὐρυδίκης εἰσὶν αἱ εἰκόνες.

English Translation

This building stands on the left as one goes out toward the Prytaneion; it is constructed of baked bricks, and columns stand around it. It was built for Philip after Greece's defeat at Chaeronea. Statues of Philip and Alexander are set up there, and with them Amyntas the father of Philip. These works also were created by Leochares in ivory and gold, as are likewise the images of Olympias and Eurydike.

Proper Nouns

Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη) person Q242295
Leochares (Λεωχάρης) person
Also in: 1.1.3 1.3.4 1.24.4
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
Amyntas (Ἀμύντας) person
Olympias (Ὀλυμπιάς) person
Chaeronea (Χαιρώνεια) place Q13574678
Prytaneion (πρυτανεῖον) place Q124644642
Hellas (Ἑλλάς) place Q7798
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