Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.15.7

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Passage 6.15.7: Statue dedications: Timoptolis, Archidamus, a hunter, and Demetrius and Antigonus.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἀνέθεσαν δὲ καὶ Ἠλεῖον ἄνδρα Τιμόπτολιν Λάμπιδος Παλεῖς, ἡ τετάρτη Κεφαλλήνων μοῖρα· οὗτοι δὲ οἱ Παλεῖς ἐκαλοῦντο Δουλιχιεῖς τὰ ἀρχαιότερα. ἀνάκειται δὲ καὶ Ἀρχίδαμος ὁ Ἀγησιλάου καὶ ἀνὴρ ὅστις δὴ θηρεύοντος παρεχόμενος σχῆμα. Δημήτριον δὲ τὸν ἐλάσαντα ἐπὶ Σέλευκον στρατιᾷ καὶ ἁλόντα ἐν τῇ μάχῃ καὶ τοῦ Δημητρίου τὸν παῖδα Ἀντίγονον ἀναθήματα ἴστω τις Βυζαντίων ὄντας.

English Translation

The fourth division of the Cephallenians dedicated also Timoptolis, an Eleian man, son of Lampis, who was from Pale. In earlier times these people from Pale were called Dulichians. There are dedicated also statues of Archidamus son of Agesilaus, and a man depicted in the attitude of someone hunting. Let anyone know that Demetrius, who marched against Seleucus with an army and was captured in battle, and Antigonus the son of Demetrius are dedications set up by the Byzantines.

Proper Nouns

Demetrius (Δημήτριος) person
Lampis (Λάμπις) person
Also in: 5.5.1 5.8.7 6.16.8
Seleucus (Σέλευκος) person
Timoptolis (Τιμόπτολις) person
Agesilaus (Ἀγησίλαος) person
Antigonus (Ἀντίγονος) person
Archidamus (Ἀρχίδαμος) person
Eleians (Ἠλεῖος) person
Byzantium (Βυζάντιον) place Q23725
Doulichians (Δουλιχιεῖς) place
Cephallenians (Κεφαλλῆνες) place Q113357608
Paleis (Παλεῖς) place Q2047660
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