Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.51.2

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Passage 8.51.2: Refusal of Nabis' house and advice to bribe the Achaean council

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ τούτων τε ἕνεκα καὶ ὧν ἐς ἀμφοτέρους τοὺς τυράννους ἐτόλμησεν, ἐδίδοσαν οἶκον αὐτῷ τὸν Νάβιδος ἐς πλέον ἢ τάλαντα ἑκατόν· ὁ δὲ ὑπερεφρόνησέ τε τῶν χρημάτων καὶ ἐκέλευε τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους θεραπεύειν δόσεσιν ἀνθʼ αὑτοῦ τοὺς ἐν τῷ συλλόγῳ τῶν Ἀχαιῶν πιθανοὺς τῷ πλήθει, ταῦτα δὲ ἐς Τιμόλαον αὐτῷ λέγουσιν ὑποσημαίνεσθαι. ἀπεδείχθη δὲ καὶ αὖθις Ἀχαιῶν στρατηγῆσαι.

English Translation

The Lacedaemonians, both on account of these deeds and because of the boldness he had shown against both tyrants, offered him the house of Nabis, valued at more than a hundred talents. But he scorned the money and advised the Lacedaemonians instead of him to secure by gifts the men who possessed persuasive influence with the multitude within the council of the Achaeans. It is said that by these words he implied especially Timolaus. Again afterwards he was appointed general of the Achaeans.

Proper Nouns

Lacedaemonians (Λακεδαιμόνιοι) person
Nabis (Νάβις) person
Timolaos (Τιμόλαος) person
Also in: 3.9.8
Achaeans (Ἀχαιοί) person
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