Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.6.9

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Passage 7.6.9: Alexander's devastation of Thebes

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Θηβαίοις δὲ ἐς τοσοῦτο ἠρήμωσεν Ἀλέξανδρος τὴν πόλιν, ὡς ἔτεσιν ὕστερον οὐ πολλοῖς καταχθέντας ὑπὸ Κασσάνδρου μηδὲ σώζειν τὰ οἰκεῖα ἀξιόχρεως εἶναι· Ἀθηναίοις δὲ εὔνοια μὲν παρὰ τοῦ Ἑλληνικοῦ τῶν ἔργων μάλιστα ὑπῆρχε τῶν ὕστερον, ἀναπαύσασθαι δὲ οὔ ποτε ἐκ τοῦ Μακεδόνων πολέμου παρῆν αὐτοῖς.

English Translation

Alexander utterly devastated the city of the Thebans to such a degree that, when Cassander later restored its inhabitants after not many years, they were no longer able even to preserve their own possessions. As for the Athenians, they indeed enjoyed the goodwill of the Greek people, especially due to their subsequent actions, but they never found any respite from their war against the Macedonians.

Proper Nouns

Hellenic (Ἑλληνικόν) other
Thebans (Θηβαῖοι) person
Cassander (Κάσσανδρος) person
Macedonians (Μακεδόνες) person
Athenians (Ἀθηναῖοι) person
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
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