Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.43.6

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Passage 8.43.6: Antoninus' campaigns against the Germans and the Sarmatians.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

δόξῃ δὲ ἐμῇ καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ Κύρου φέροιτο ἂν τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου, πατὴρ ἀνθρώπων καλούμενος. ἀπέλιπε δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ βασιλείᾳ παῖδα ὁμώνυμον· ὁ δὲ Ἀντωνῖνος οὗτος ὁ δεύτερος καὶ τούς τε Γερμανούς, μαχιμωτάτους καὶ πλείστους τῶν ἐν τῇ Εὐρώπῃ βαρβάρων, καὶ ἔθνος τὸ Σαυροματῶν, πολέμου καὶ ἀδικίας ἄρξαντας, τιμωρούμενος ἐπεξῆλθε.

English Translation

In my opinion, even Cyrus the Elder would deserve the title given to him: "Father of Men." And he too left behind a son of the same name to inherit his throne. This second Antoninus undertook punitive campaigns against both the Germans, the fiercest and most numerous of the barbarian tribes in Europe, and the Sarmatian nation, who had been the instigators of war and injustice.

Proper Nouns

Germans (Γερμανοί) other
Sarmatians (Σαυρομάται) other
Also in: 1.21.5
Cyrus (Κῦρος) person
Antoninus (Ἀντωνῖνος) person
Europe (Εὐρώπη) place Q46 Pleiades
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