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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="P"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="pasidas-bio-1" n="pasidas_1"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Pa'sidas</surname></persName></head><p>or PASIADAS (<foreign xml:lang="grc">Πασίδας</foreign> or <foreign xml:lang="grc">Πασιάδας</foreign>), an Achaean, was one of the deputies sent by the Achaeans to Ptolemy
      Philometor, to congratulate him on his attaining to manhood, <date when-custom="-170">B. C.
       170</date>. During their stay in Egypt, they interposed their good offices to prevent the
      further advance of Antiochus Epiphanes, who had invaded the country, and even threatened
      Alexandria itself, but without etfect. (<bibl n="Plb. 28.10">Plb. 28.10</bibl>, <bibl n="Plb. 28.16">16</bibl>.) </p><byline>[<ref target="author.E.H.B">E.H.B</ref>]</byline></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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