Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.17.4

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Passage 7.17.4: Vespasian re-imposes Roman rule on Greece, revoking its freedom.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

οὐ μὴν Ἕλλησί γε ἐξεγένετο ὄνασθαι τοῦ δώρου· Οὐεσπασιανοῦ γὰρ μετὰ Νέρωνα ἄρξαντος ἐς ἐμφύλιον στάσιν προήχθησαν, καὶ σφᾶς ὑποτελεῖς τε αὖθις ὁ Οὐεσπασιανὸς εἶναι φόρων καὶ ἀκούειν ἐκέλευσεν ἡγεμόνος, ἀπομεμαθηκέναι φήσας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τὸ Ἑλληνικόν.

English Translation

However, it was not granted to the Greeks to benefit from this gift. For after Nero, when Vespasian had become emperor, they fell once more into civil strife, and Vespasian ordered that they again become subjects, paying tribute and obeying a governor, declaring that the Greek people had forgotten how to use their freedom.

Proper Nouns

Nero (Νέρων) person
Vespasian (Οὐεσπασιανός) person
Greek people (Ἑλληνικόν) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
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