Pausanias Analysis

Passage 6.8.6

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Passage 6.8.6: Timasitheus of Delphi: pankration victor slain after joining Isagoras on the Acropolis.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Προμάχου δὲ οὐ πόρρω Τιμασίθεος ἀνάκειται γένος Δελφός, Ἀγελάδα μὲν ἔργον τοῦ Ἀργείου, παγκρατίου δὲ δύο μὲν ἐν Ὀλυμπίᾳ νίκας, τρεῖς δὲ ἀνῃρημένος Πυθοῖ. καὶ αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν πολέμοις ἐστὶν ἔργα τῇ τε τόλμῃ λαμπρὰ καὶ οὐκ ἀποδέοντα τῇ εὐτυχίᾳ, πλήν γε δὴ τοῦ τελευταίου· τοῦτο δὲ αὐτῷ θάνατον τὸ ἐγχείρημα ἤνεγκεν. Ἰσαγόρᾳ γὰρ τῷ Ἀθηναίῳ τὴν ἀκρόπολιν τὴν Ἀθηναίων καταλαβόντι ἐπὶ τυραννίδι μετασχὼν τοῦ ἔργου καὶ ὁ Τιμασίθεος---ἐγένετο γὰρ τῶν ἐγκαταληφθέντων ἐν τῇ ἀκροπόλει---θάνατον ζημίαν εὕρετο εὕρετο δὲ τοῦ ἀδικήματος παρὰ Ἀθηναίων.

English Translation

Not far from Promachus stands Timasitheus, a Delphian by birth, the work of Ageladas the Argive. He won two victories in the pankration at Olympia, and three at Pytho. He also performed deeds in war notable for courage, and not lacking in good fortune either, except indeed the last of them; for that undertaking brought him to his death. Isagoras the Athenian, having seized the Acropolis of the Athenians aiming at establishing a tyranny, was joined in his attempt by Timasitheus as well—for Timasitheus was among those who had occupied the Acropolis. For this wrongdoing he received death as a punishment from the Athenians.

Proper Nouns

Delphos (Δελφός) person
Promachos (Πρόμαχος) person
Timasitheos (Τιμασίθεος) person
Also in: 6.14.5
Ageladas (Ἀγελάδας) person
Athenian (Ἀθηναῖος) person
Isagoras (Ἰσαγόρας) person
Also in: 3.4.2
Pytho (Πυθώ) place Q23646657
Acropolis (ἀκρόπολις) place Q131013
Athens (Ἀθῆναι) place Q844930
of Argos (Ἀργεῖος) place Q10417789
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
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