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'''Leosthenes''' (in [[Greek language|Greek]] '''Λεωσθένης'''; died 361 BC) was an [[Athens|Athenian]], who commanded a fleet and armament in the [[Cyclades]] in 361 BC. Having allowed himself to be surprised by [[Alexander of Pherae|Alexander]], [[tyrant]] of [[Pherae]], and defeated, with a loss of five [[trireme]]s and 600 men, he was condemned to death by the Athenians, as a punishment for his ill success.{{r|diod_15.95}} |
'''Leosthenes''' (in [[Greek language|Greek]] '''Λεωσθένης'''; died 361 BC) was an [[Athens|Athenian]], who commanded a fleet and armament in the [[Cyclades]] in 361 BC. Having allowed himself to be surprised by [[Alexander of Pherae|Alexander]], [[tyrant]] of [[Pherae]], and defeated, with a loss of five [[trireme]]s and 600 men, he was condemned to death by the Athenians, as a punishment for his ill success.{{r|diod_15.95}} |
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*[[William Smith (lexicographer)|Smith, William]] (editor); ''[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]]'', [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1868.html "Leosthenes (1)"], [[Boston]], (1867) |
*[[William Smith (lexicographer)|Smith, William]] (editor); ''[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927033131/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1868.html "Leosthenes (1)"], [[Boston]], (1867) |
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<ref name=diod_15.95>[[Diodorus Siculus]], ''Bibliotheca'', [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Diod.+15.95.1 xv. 95]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 3 July 2022
Leosthenes (in Greek Λεωσθένης; died 361 BC) was an Athenian, who commanded a fleet and armament in the Cyclades in 361 BC. Having allowed himself to be surprised by Alexander, tyrant of Pherae, and defeated, with a loss of five triremes and 600 men, he was condemned to death by the Athenians, as a punishment for his ill success.[1]
References
[edit]- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Leosthenes (1)", Boston, (1867)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xv. 95
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