Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.16.4

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Passage 8.16.4: The Mausoleum of Mausolus at Halicarnassus.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τάφους δὲ ἀξίους θαύματος ἐπιστάμενος πολλοὺς δυοῖν ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐπιμνησθήσομαι, τοῦ τε ἐν Ἁλικαρνασσῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἑβραίων. ὁ μὲν δὴ ἐν Ἁλικαρνασσῷ Μαυσώλῳ βασιλεύσαντι Ἁλικαρνασσέων πεποίηται, μέγεθος δὲ οὕτω δή τί ἐστι μέγας καὶ ἐς κατασκευὴν περίβλεπτος τὴν πᾶσαν, ὥστε καὶ Ῥωμαῖοι μεγάλως δή τι αὐτὸν θαυμάζοντες τὰ παρὰ σφίσιν ἐπιφανῆ μνήματα Μαυσώλεια ὀνομάζουσιν·

English Translation

Though I know of many tombs worthy of admiration, I shall mention two among them, namely the one in Halicarnassus and that in the land of the Hebrews. The one at Halicarnassus was built for Mausolus, who was king of the Halicarnassians, and it is so extraordinary in size and remarkable in craftsmanship that even the Romans, greatly admiring it, call their own splendid tombs "mausolea."

Proper Nouns

Mausoleum (Μαυσώλειον) other
Halicarnassian (Ἁλικαρνασσεύς) people
Hebrews (Ἑβραῖοι) people
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) people
Mausolus (Μαυσῶλος) person
Halicarnassus (Ἁλικαρνασσός) place Q5843680
Also in: 2.30.9 3.11.3
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