Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.40.10

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Passage 9.40.10: Common tomb of Thebans slain fighting Philip, marked by a lion.

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

προσιόντων δὲ τῇ πόλει πολυάνδριον Θηβαίων ἐστὶν ἐν τῷ πρὸς Φίλιππον ἀγῶνι ἀποθανόντων. ἐπιγέγραπται μὲν δὴ ἐπίγραμμα οὐδέν, ἐπίθημα δʼ ἔπεστιν αὐτῷ λέων· φέροι δʼ ἂν ἐς τῶν ἀνδρῶν μάλιστα τὸν θυμόν· ἐπίγραμμα δὲ ἄπεστιν ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν ὅτι οὐδὲ ἐοικότα τῇ τόλμῃ σφίσι τὰ ἐκ τοῦ δαίμονος ἠκολούθησε.

English Translation

As one draws near the city, there is a common tomb of the Thebans who fell in the battle against Philip. No epitaph has been inscribed upon it, but it has the figure of a lion set upon it, most fitting indeed to the courage of the men. The absence of an epitaph, in my view, is due to the fact that the fortune granted them by the divine was altogether unsuited to their bravery.

Proper Nouns

Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
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