Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.3.12

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Passage 6.3.12: Caulonia: Achaean colony founded by Typhon, later ruined in the Pyrrhic War.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Καυλωνία δὲ ἀπῳκίσθη μὲν ἐς Ἰταλίαν ὑπὸ Ἀχαιῶν, οἰκιστὴς δὲ ἐγένετο αὐτῆς Τύφων Αἰγιεύς· Πύρρου δὲ τοῦ Αἰακίδου καὶ Ταραντίνων ἐς τὸν πρὸς Ῥωμαίους πόλεμον καταστάντων ἄλλαι τε τῶν ἐν Ἰταλίᾳ πόλεων ἐγένοντο αἱ μὲν ὑπὸ Ῥωμαίων, αἱ δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Ἠπειρωτῶν ἀνάστατοι, κατέλαβε δὲ ἐς ἅπαν ἐρημωθῆναι καὶ τὴν Καυλωνίαν ἁλοῦσαν ὑπὸ Καμπανῶν, οἳ Ῥωμαίοις μεγίστη τοῦ συμμαχικοῦ μοῖρα ἦσαν.

English Translation

Caulonia was settled in Italy by colonists from Achaea, and Typhon of Aegium became its founder. Later, when Pyrrhus son of Aeacides and the Tarentines entered into war against the Romans, many of the cities in Italy were devastated, some by the Romans and others by the Epirotes. Caulonia too was captured by the Campanians—who formed the greatest contingent among the Roman allies—and was utterly deserted and ruined.

Proper Nouns

Aeacides (Αἰακίδης) person Q403377
Aigeus (Αἰγιεύς) person
Campanians (Καμπανοί) person
Pyrrhus (Πύρρος) person
Tarentines (Ταραντῖνοι) person
Typhon (Τύφων) person
Achaeans (Ἀχαιοί) person
Epirotes (Ἠπειρῶται) person
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) person
Caulonia (Καυλωνία) place Q1292498
Italy (Ἰταλία) place Q913582
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