Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.19.9

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Passage 6.19.9: Lupiae (ancient Sybaris) and its Hadrian-built harbor.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

ᾠκοδόμησαν δὲ καὶ Συβαρῖται θησαυρὸν ἐχόμενον τοῦ Βυζαντίων· ὁπόσοι δὲ περὶ Ἰταλίας καὶ πόλεων ἐπολυπραγμόνησαν τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ, Λουπίας φασὶ κειμένην Βρεντεσίου τε μεταξὺ καὶ Ὑδροῦντος μεταβεβληκέναι τὸ ὄνομα, Σύβαριν οὖσαν τὸ ἀρχαῖον· ὁ δὲ ὅρμος ταῖς ναυσὶ χειροποίητος καὶ Ἀδριανοῦ βασιλέως ἐστὶν ἔργον.

English Translation

The Sybarites also built a treasury next to that of the Byzantines. Those who have carefully studied Italy and its cities say that Lupiae, located between Brundisium and Hydrus, had changed its name from what was originally Sybaris. The harbor there, which serves as a port for ships, was artificially constructed through the efforts of Emperor Hadrian.

Proper Nouns

Sybarites (Συβαρῖται) person
Hadrian (Ἀδριανός) person
Brentesion (Brundisium) (Βρεντέσιον) place Q103155084
Byzantium (Βυζάντιον) place Q23725
Lupia (Λουπία) place Q13386 Pleiades
Sybaris (Σύβαρις) place Q220583 Pleiades
Italy (Ἰταλία) place Q913582
Hydruntum (Ὑδροῦντον) place Q52174 Pleiades
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