08-06-2009, 03:18 PM
Quote:The Reader's Digest abridged version of the epitomised Plutarch Epaminondas is Paus 9.13 - 9.15.6.
Is it generally accepted that Pausanias drew his information from Plutarch? The death of Epaminondas is a curious thing. He is variously killed by an Athenian horseman, perhaps Xenophon's son, in Pausanias, by (inexplicably) thrown spears in Diodorus, and by a Spartan sword thrust in Plutarch. Plutarch's account makes the most sense to me, especially since the man's family was honored even in his day.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"