Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.5.1

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Passage 7.5.1: Smyrna refounded by Alexander after Ionian conquest of the Aeolian city.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Σμύρναν δὲ ἐν ταῖς δώδεκα πόλεσιν οὖσαν Αἰολέων καὶ οἰκουμένην τῆς χώρας, καθʼ ἃ καὶ ἐς ἐμὲ ἔτι πόλιν ἣν καλοῦσιν ἀρχαίαν, Ἴωνες ἐκ Κολοφῶνος ὁρμηθέντες ἀφελόμενοι τοὺς Αἰολεῖς ἔσχον· χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερον καὶ Ἴωνες μετέδοσαν Σμυρναίοις τοῦ ἐν Πανιωνίῳ συλλόγου. Ἀλέξανδρος δὲ ὁ Φιλίππου τῆς ἐφʼ ἡμῶν πόλεως ἐγένετο οἰκιστὴς κατʼ ὄψιν ὀνείρατος·

English Translation

Smyrna, which was counted among the twelve Aeolian cities and which occupied the land that includes even to my own time the town called the Old City, was conquered from the Aeolians by the Ionians who had set out from Colophon. Later, with the passing of time, the Ionians granted the Smyrnaeans membership in the assembly held in the Panionion. Alexander, son of Philip, founded the city that exists in our day, having been guided by a vision in a dream.

Proper Nouns

Aeolians (Αἰολεῖς) person
Also in: 6.4.9 10.8.4
Smyrnaeans (Σμυρναῖοι) person
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
Ionians (Ἴωνες) person
Colophon (Κολοφών) place Q1142488
Panionion (Πανιώνιον) place Q1310950
Also in: 7.3.10 7.4.10
Smyrna (Σμύρνα) place Q1379299
Also in: 1.33.7
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