Pausanias Analysis

Passage 7.9.7

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Passage 7.9.7: Achaeans submit to Roman rule despite past loyalty

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τοῦτο Ἀχαιοὺς ἐς τὰ μάλιστα ἠνίασεν, ὡς οὔτε ἄλλως πάσχοντας δίκαια ὑπὸ Ῥωμαίων καὶ ἐς τὸ ἀνωφελὲς προϋπηργμένων σφίσιν ἐς αὐτούς, οἳ ἐπὶ τὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Αἰτωλῶν ἐναντία καὶ αὖθις Ἀντιόχου στρατεύσαντες χάριτι τῇ ἐς Ῥωμαίους ἐγίνοντο ὕστεροι φυγάδων ἀνθρώπων καὶ οὐ καθαρῶν χεῖρας· ὅμως δὲ εἴκειν σφίσιν ἐδόκει.

English Translation

This caused extreme distress to the Achaeans, since they felt they were unjustly treated by the Romans—though they had previously rendered assistance to them without gaining any benefit for themselves. For having campaigned first against Philip and the Aetolians, and again later against Antiochus, in loyalty toward Rome, they now found themselves subordinated to fugitives and men whose hands were unclean. Nevertheless, they decided it prudent to yield.

Proper Nouns

Aetolians (Αἰτωλοί) person
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Antiochus (Ἀντίοχος) person
Achaeans (Ἀχαιοί) person
Also in: 7.9.2 7.24.6
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) person
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