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- Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, editor. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-09
The Spartans accepted Tisamenus' terms and granted him citizenship, and as a Spartan he helped them win five major battles, including Plataea.
ὣς δὲ καὶ Σπαρτιῆται, ἐδέοντο γὰρ δεινῶς τοῦ Τισαμενοῦ, πάντως συνεχώρεόν οἱ. συγχωρησάντων δὲ καὶ ταῦτα τῶν Σπαρτιητέων, οὕτω δὴ πέντε σφι μαντευόμενος ἀγῶνας τοὺς μεγίστους Τισαμενὸς ὁ Ἠλεῖος, γενόμενος Σπαρτιήτης, συγκαταιρέει.1 μοῦνοι δὲ δὴ πάντων ἀνθρώπων ἐγένοντο οὗτοι2 Σπαρτιήτῃσι πολιῆται.
Thus the Spartans too, for they desperately needed Tisamenus, yielded to him in every way. When the Spartans had agreed to these terms also, Tisamenus the Elean, having become a Spartan citizen, thus by his prophesying helped them win five of the greatest contests. These were the only men of all mankind who were made citizens by the Spartans.
οἱ δὲ πέντε ἀγῶνες3 οἵδε ἐγένοντο, εἷς μὲν καὶ πρῶτος οὗτος ὁ ἐν Πλαταιῇσι, ἐπὶ δὲ ὁ ἐν Τεγέῃ πρὸς Τεγεήτας τε καὶ Ἀργείους γενόμενος, μετὰ δὲ ὁ ἐν Διπαιεῦσι πρὸς Ἀρκάδας πάντας πλὴν Μαντινέων, ἐπὶ δὲ ὁ Μεσσηνίων ὁ πρὸς Ἰθώμῃ, ὕστατος δὲ ὁ ἐν Τανάγρῃ πρὸς Ἀθηναίους τε καὶ Ἀργείους γενόμενος· οὗτος δὲ ὕστατος κατεργάσθη τῶν πέντε ἀγώνων.
These five contests were as follows: one and first, this one at Plataea; next, the one at Tegea against the Tegeans and Argives; after that, the one at Dipaea against all the Arcadians except the Mantineans; next, the Messenian contest at Ithome; and last, the one at Tanagra against the Athenians and Argives; this was accomplished last of the five contests.
- 9.35.1συγκαταιρέει
The third-person singular present of the verb συγκαθαιρέω (to take down together, to conquer together). Here it means that Tisamenus 'helps to win' or 'conquers together with' the Spartans.
- 9.35.1οὗτοι
Nominative masculine plural of the demonstrative pronoun. It is plural because it refers to both Tisamenus and his brother, following his demand for citizenship for his brother as well in the previous chapter.
- 9.35.2ἀγῶνες
Plural of the noun ἀγών, which means 'contest' or 'struggle.' Here it refers to 'battles' rather than athletic contests, reflecting the oracle which foretold that Tisamenus would win 'five contests,' a prediction he initially misunderstood as referring to athletic ones.