Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.51.8

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Passage 8.51.8: Philopoemen's killers captured and punished; his bones returned to Megalopolis.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Λυκόρτας δὲ μετʼ οὐ πολὺ ἀθροίσας ἔκ τε Ἀρκαδίας καὶ παρʼ Ἀχαιῶν δύναμιν ἐστράτευσεν ἐπὶ Μεσσήνην· καὶ ὁ δῆμος αὐτίκα ὁ τῶν Μεσσηνίων προσεχώρησε τοῖς Ἀρκάσι, καὶ οἱ Φιλοποίμενι αἰτίαν θανάτου παρασχόντες ἁλόντες πλὴν Δεινοκράτους ὑπέσχον τιμωρίαν οἱ ἄλλοι, Δεινοκράτης δὲ ἀφίησιν αὐτοχειρίᾳ τὴν ψυχήν. κατάγουσι δὲ καὶ ἐς Μεγάλην πόλιν τοῦ Φιλοποίμενος τὰ ὀστᾶ οἱ Ἀρκάδες.

English Translation

Not long after, Lycortas gathered a force from Arcadia as well as from among the Achaeans and marched against Messene. Immediately, the people of Messene sided with the Arcadians; and those responsible for bringing about the death of Philopoemen were captured, and with the exception of Deinocrates, the rest suffered punishment. Deinocrates, however, took his own life. Moreover, the Arcadians brought back the bones of Philopoemen to Megalopolis.

Proper Nouns

Deinocrates (Δεινοκράτης) person Q16190826
Also in: 4.29.11 8.51.7
Lycortas (Λυκόρτας) person
Messenians (Μεσσήνιοι) person
Philopoemen (Φιλοποίμην) person
Arcadians (Ἀρκάδες) person
Achaeans (Ἀχαιοὶ) person
Megalopolis (Μεγάλη πόλις) place Q36024972
Messene (Μεσσήνη) place Q1022117
Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) place Q12898802
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