Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.27.13

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Passage 8.27.13: Spartan siege of Megalopolis under King Agis.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ αὐτοί τε πανδημεὶ καὶ ὁ τῆς οἰκίας βασιλεὺς τῆς ἑτέρας Ἆγις ὁ Εὐδαμίδου στρατεύουσιν ἐπὶ Μεγάλην πόλιν παρασκευῇ μείζονι καὶ ἀξιολογωτέρᾳ τῆς ὑπὸ Ἀκροτάτου συναχθείσης· καὶ μάχῃ τε ἐπεξελθόντας τοὺς Μεγαλοπολίτας ἐνίκησαν καὶ μηχάνημα ἰσχυρὸν προσάγοντες τῷ τείχει τὸν πύργον τὸν ταύτῃ διʼ αὐτοῦ σείουσι καὶ ἐς τὴν ὑστεραίαν καταρρίψειν τῷ μηχανήματι ἤλπιζον.

English Translation

The Lacedaemonians themselves marched out in full force, along with Agis the son of Eudamidas, king of the other royal house, against Megalopolis, with more substantial preparation of greater significance than that previously assembled by Acrotatus. In battle they defeated the Megalopolitans, and bringing up a powerful siege engine against the wall at this point, shook the tower by means of it, and expected to overthrow it on the next day with their machine.

Proper Nouns

Eudamidas (Εὐδαμίδης) person Q889042
Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Megalopolitan (Μεγαλοπολίτης) person
Acrotatus (Ἀκρότατος) person
Agis (Ἆγις) person
Megalopolis (Μεγάλη πόλις) place Q36024972
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