Pausanias Analysis

Chapter 7.16

• 7.16.1: Mummius assembles the Roman army at the Isthmus.
• 7.16.2: Achaeans rout Roman forward guard and capture 500 shields.
• 7.16.3: Mummius defeats the Achaeans after their cavalry rout.
• 7.16.4: Diaeus flees Corinth, abandoning the Achaeans.
• 7.16.5: Callistratos's cavalry rescue at Asinaros, dying while defending the Athenian camp.
• 7.16.6: Diaeus's ruin, murder of his wife, and suicide by poison.
• 7.16.7: Mummius captures and burns Corinth
• 7.16.8: Mummius' sack of Corinth and sale of its captives and spoils
• 7.16.9: Mummius punishes Greek cities: walls torn down, democracies abolished, tribute imposed.
• 7.16.10: Roman restoration of Greek rights after Mummius.