Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.35.4

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Passage 8.35.4: Belemina disputed between Arcadians and Lacedaemonians.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

λέγουσι μὲν δὴ οἱ Ἀρκάδες τὴν Βελεμίναν τῆς σφετέρας οὖσαν τὸ ἀρχαῖον ἀποτεμέσθαι Λακεδαιμονίους· λέγειν δὲ οὐκ εἰκότα ἐφαίνοντό μοι καὶ ἄλλων ἕνεκα καὶ μάλιστα ὅτι μοι δοκοῦσι Θηβαῖοι μηδʼ ἂν τοῦτο ἐλασσουμένους περιιδεῖν τοὺς Ἀρκάδας, εἴ σφισιν ἔσεσθαι σὺν τῷ δικαίῳ τὸ ἐπανόρθωμα ἔμελλεν.

English Translation

The Arcadians indeed say that Belemina was once theirs, but was detached from their territory by the Lacedaemonians. This claim seemed improbable to me for several reasons, most especially because the Thebans, in my view, would not have allowed the Arcadians to be deprived even of this possession, if they could have expected justice to be on their side in recovering it.

Proper Nouns

Theban (Θηβαῖος) person
Lacedaemonian (Λακεδαιμόνιος) person
Arcadian (Ἀρκάς) person
Belemina (Βελεμίνα) place Q16537117
Also in: 3.21.3 8.35.3
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