Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.40.7

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Passage 9.40.7: Roman trophies at Chaeroneia for victories over Taxiles and Mithridates.

Historical Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Χαιρωνεῦσι δὲ δύο ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τρόπαια, ἃ Ῥωμαῖοι καὶ Σύλλας ἔστησαν Ταξίλον καὶ στρατιὰν τὴν Μιθριδάτου κρατήσαντες. Φίλιππος δὲ οὐκ ἀνέθηκεν ὁ Ἀμύντου τρόπαιον οὔτε ἐνταῦθα οὔτε ὁπόσας μάχας ἄλλας βαρβάρους ἢ καὶ Ἕλληνας ἐνίκησεν· οὐ γάρ τι Μακεδόσιν ἱστάναι τρόπαια ἦν νενομισμένον.

English Translation

In the territory of Chaeroneia there are two trophies erected by the Romans and Sulla to commemorate their victory over Taxiles and the army of Mithridates. Philip, the son of Amyntas, however, set up no trophy there, nor indeed in any other place after all his victories over barbarians or Greeks; for it was not customary among the Macedonians to erect trophies.

Proper Nouns

Macedonians (Μακεδόνες) person
Mithridates (Μιθριδάτης) person
Sulla (Σύλλας) person
Taxilus (Ταξίλος) person
Also in: 1.20.6 10.34.4
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Amyntas (Ἀμύντας) person
Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) person
Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι) person
Chaeronea (Χαιρώνεια) place Q13574678
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