Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.46.1

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Passage 8.46.1: Augustus seizes the image of Athena Alea and the Calydonian boar's tusks.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

τῆς δὲ Ἀθηνᾶς τὸ ἄγαλμα τῆς Ἀλέας τὸ ἀρχαῖον, σὺν δὲ αὐτῇ καὶ ὑὸς τοῦ Καλυδωνίου τοὺς ὀδόντας ἔλαβεν ὁ Ῥωμαίων βασιλεὺς Αὔγουστος, Ἀντώνιον πολέμῳ καὶ τὸ Ἀντωνίου νικήσας συμμαχικόν, ἐν ᾧ καὶ οἱ Ἀρκάδες πλὴν Μαντινέων ἦσαν οἱ ἄλλοι.

English Translation

The ancient image of Athena Alea, together with the tusks of the Calydonian boar, was taken by Augustus, emperor of the Romans, after defeating Antony and his allied forces in war, among whom were also the Arcadians, with the exception only of the Mantineans.

Proper Nouns

Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) deity
Alea (Ἀλέα) deity
Calydonian (Καλυδώνιος) other
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) other
Mantineans (Μαντινεῖς) people
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) people
Augustus (Αὔγουστος) person Q1405
Antony (Ἀντώνιος) person
Also in: 4.31.1 8.8.12
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