Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.50.6

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Passage 8.50.6: Philopoemen aids Gortynians in Crete, then returns as Romans resume war with Nabis

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Φιλοποίμην δέ, ὡς ἐξῆκέν οἱ στρατηγοῦντι ὁ χρόνος καὶ ἄρχειν ἄλλοι τῶν Ἀχαιῶν ᾕρηντο, αὖθις ἐς Κρήτην διέβη καὶ ἐπεκούρησε Γορτυνίοις πολέμῳ πιεζομένοις. ποιουμένων δὲ ἐν ὀργῇ διὰ τὴν ἀποδημίαν τῶν Ἀρκάδων αὐτόν, ἐπάνεισί τε ἐκ Κρήτης καὶ Ῥωμαίους πόλεμον κατελάμβανεν ἐπανῃρημένους πρὸς Νάβιν.

English Translation

When Philopoemen's term as general ended and other men had been chosen to lead the Achaeans, he once again crossed over to Crete and assisted the Gortynians, who were hard pressed by war. However, as the Arcadians expressed anger at his absence, he returned from Crete, arriving at the time when the Romans had resumed their war against Nabis.

Proper Nouns

Gortynians (Γορτύνιοι) person
Nabis (Νάβις) person
Philopoemen (Φιλοποίμην) person
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Achaeans (Ἀχαιοί) person
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) person
Crete (Κρήτη) place Q34374 Pleiades
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