Xeno

Family: Achæan · Role: General · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 10

Life events

Xeno denied aiding Perseus and offered to stand trial before the Achæan League or Rome.(Book 7 · Chapter 10)
- “And Xeno rose up next, a man of no small renown among the Achæans, and spoke as follows. ‘As to this charge, I am a General of the Achæans, and have neither acted against the Romans, nor shewn any good will to Perseus. And I am ready to be tried on this charge before either the Achæan League or the Romans.’”
The Roman Senator ordered Achæans accused of supporting Perseus to stand trial at Rome.(Book 7 · Chapter 10 · 📍 Rome)
- “But the Roman Senator at once seized the opportunity his words suggested, and sent all whom Callicrates accused of being friendly to Perseus to stand their trial at Rome.”
The Romans imprisoned the accused Achæans in various Etrurian towns without treating them as awaiting trial.(Book 7 · Chapter 10 · 📍 Etruria)
- “And the Romans, treating them as if they had been already condemned by the Achæans, imprisoned them in various towns in Etruria, and, although the Achæans sent various embassies and supplications about them, returned no answer.”

with Perseus (Xeno explicitly stated that he had shown no goodwill toward Perseus.) “As to this charge, I am a General of the Achæans, and have neither acted against the Romans, nor shewn any good will to Perseus.”

Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.