Pausanias (son of Plistoanax)

Also known as: Pausanias / Pausanias (descendant) · Family: Lacedæmonians · Role: son of Pleistoanax · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 13

In Book 1, Pausanias is named as a son of Pleistoanax, alongside Cleombrotus, who is described as a son of Pleistoanax. In Book 3, Pausanias succeeded his father Plistoanax as king and led an army into Attica against Thrasybulus and the Athenians.

After returning from Athens, part of the court, including Agis (son of Archidamus), condemned him, while the rest acquitted him. At Thebes, he made a treaty with the Thebans and buried those who had fallen at Haliartus. Accused by the citizens of being slow to reach Bœotia, he chose not to face a second trial and went into exile; the people of Tegea received him as a suppliant at the temple of Alean Athene. His sons Agesipolis (son of Pausanias) and Cleombrotus (son of Pausanias) were still quite young.

Relationship record

Life events

• Pausanias succeeded his father Plistoanax as king.(Book 3 · Chapter 5)
  • With: Plistoanax
  • “And Plistoanax was succeeded by his son Pausanias.”
• Pausanias was condemned by part of the court after returning from Athens.(Book 3 · Chapter 5)
  • With: Agis (son of Archidamus)
  • “Fourteen of the Seniors and Agis, the King of the other family, condemned Pausanias, the rest of the Court acquitted him.”
• Pausanias made a treaty with the Thebans and buried the fallen from Haliartus.(Book 3 · Chapter 5 · 📍 Thebes)
  • “accordingly, fearing to be taken between two fires, he made a treaty with the Thebans, and buried those who had fallen in the sally from Haliartus.”
• Pausanias went into exile and was received as a suppliant at the temple of Alean Athene.(Book 3 · Chapter 5 · 📍 the temple of Alean Athene)
  • “But as the citizens accused him of slowness in getting to Bœotia he did not care to stand a second trial, but the people of Tegea received him as a suppliant at the temple of Alean Athene.”

Book 1 · Chapter 13

• parent: Pleistoanax “and he a son Pausanias”
• child: Cleombrotus (successor of Agesipolis) “and he a son Cleombrotus, who fought against Epaminondas and the Thebans, and was killed at Leuctra.”

Book 3 · Chapter 5

• parent: Plistoanax “And Plistoanax was succeeded by his son Pausanias.”
• enemies with Thrasybulus “This is that Pausanias who led an army into Attica, ostensibly against Thrasybulus and the Athenians”
• with Agis (son of Archidamus) (Agis condemned Pausanias at his trial.) “Fourteen of the Seniors and Agis, the King of the other family, condemned Pausanias, the rest of the Court acquitted him.”
• child: Agesipolis (son of Pausanias) “And after the voluntary exile of Pausanias, his sons Agesipolis and Cleombrotus being quite young”
• child: Cleombrotus (son of Pausanias) “And after the voluntary exile of Pausanias, his sons Agesipolis and Cleombrotus being quite young”

Book 8 · Chapter 8

• child: Agesipolis (son of Pausanias) “a Lacedæmonian force under King Agesipolis, the son of Pausanias, invaded the territory of Mantinea”

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