Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.22.4

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Passage 6.22.4: Pisa and Triphylian allies revolt against Elis and are later expelled.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Πύρρου δὲ τοῦ Πανταλέοντος μετὰ Δαμοφῶντα τὸν ἀδελφὸν βασιλεύσαντος Πισαῖοι πόλεμον ἑκούσιον ἐπανείλοντο Ἠλείοις, συναπέστησαν δέ σφισιν ἀπὸ Ἠλείων Μακίστιοι καὶ Σκιλλούντιοι, οὗτοι μὲν ἐκ τῆς Τριφυλίας, τῶν δὲ ἄλλων περιοίκων Δυσπόντιοι· τούτοις καὶ μάλιστα ἐς τοὺς Πισαίους οἰκεῖα ἦν, καὶ οἰκιστὴν Δυσποντέα γενέσθαι σφίσιν Οἰνομάου παῖδα ἐμνημόνευον. Πισαίους μὲν δὴ καὶ ὅσοι τοῦ πολέμου Πισαίοις μετέσχον, ἐπέλαβεν ἀναστάτους ὑπὸ Ἠλείων γενέσθαι·

English Translation

When Pyrrhus son of Pantaleon was king, succeeding his brother Damophon, the people of Pisa willingly took up war against the Eleans. The inhabitants of Makistos and Skillous from Triphylia joined their revolt against Elis, as did also the Dyspontians from among the other neighboring peoples. The Dyspontians, more than any others, had a close affinity with the Pisans, and used to recall that Dysponteus, their founder, was said to have been a son of Oinomaos. As for the Pisans and all those who had shared with them in the war, they were subsequently driven from their homes by the Eleans.

Proper Nouns

Damophon (Δαμοφῶν) person Q1158742
Oinomaos (Οἰνόμαος) person
Pantaleon (Πανταλέων) person
Pyrrhus (Πύρρος) person
Dyspontians (Δυσπόντιοι) place Q3565717
Makistians (Μακίστιοι) place
Pisaians (Πισαῖοι) place
Skilluntians (Σκιλλούντιοι) place
Triphylia (Τριφυλία) place Q472032
Eleians (Ἠλεῖοι) place Q6536845
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