Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.10.8

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Passage 8.10.8: Mantinean victory over the Spartans; King Agis killed and a trophy to Poseidon.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

ἔλαθόν τε δὴ κατὰ νώτου γενόμενοί σφισιν οἱ Ἀρκάδες καὶ οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι κυκλωθέντες τῆς τε ἄλλης στρατιᾶς τὸ πολὺ ἀποβάλλουσι καὶ βασιλεὺς ἔπεσεν Ἆγις Εὐδαμίδου. φανῆναι δὲ καὶ τὸν Ποσειδῶνα ἀμύνοντά σφισιν ἔφασαν οἱ Μαντινεῖς, καὶ τοῦδε ἕνεκα τρόπαιον ἐποιήσαντο ἀνάθημα τῷ Ποσειδῶνι.

English Translation

The Arcadians got behind the Lacedaemonians without their noticing, encircled them, and the Spartans consequently lost the greater part of the rest of their army, while King Agis, son of Eudamidas, fell. The Mantineans claimed that Poseidon himself had appeared, aiding them in battle, and for this reason they set up a trophy as an offering to Poseidon.

Proper Nouns

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) deity
Eudamidas (Εὐδαμίδης) person Q889042
Lacedaemonian (Λακεδαιμόνιος) person
Mantineans (Μαντινεύς) person
Arcadian (Ἀρκάς) person
Agis (Ἆγις) person
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