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

Ageladas (Ἀγελάδας) person Q452536
Athenian (Ἀθηναῖος) person
Delphos (Δελφός) person
Isagoras (Ἰσαγόρας) person Q529472
Also in: 3.4.2
Promachus (Πρόμαχος) person
Timasitheus (Τιμασίθεος) person Q7804584
Also in: 6.14.5
Athens (Ἀθῆναι) place Q844930
Acropolis (ἀκρόπολις) place Q131013
of Argos (Ἀργεῖος) place Q10417789
Olympia (Ὀλυμπία) place Q38888 Pleiades
Pytho (Πυθώ) place Q23646657
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