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Stratocles

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Stratocles son of Euthydemos of Diomeia (Greek: Στρατοκλῆς Εὐθυδήμου Διομεεὺς),[1] was an Athenian politician during the third and fourth centuries BCE. He was a member of a family from the deme of Diomeia.[2]

He is credited with being one of the most prolific proposers of surviving inscribed (epigraphical) decrees in Athenian history (around 26 surviving decrees).[3]

At some time, he compiled the existing information on knowledge of tactics made in the age of Homer.[4] In 293 BC, the Macedonian king Demetrius I established a coalition government under oligarchic forms of which Stratocles, aristocratic archon Philippides of Paiania and military leader Olympiordoros took part.[5] Stratocles moved a decree in honour of Philippides of Paiania in 294/3 BC.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ CP Mason, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Volume 3, J. Murray, 1873 (ed. William Smith) [Retrieved 2015-04-09]
  2. ^ AJ Bayliss, After Demosthenes: The Politics of Early Hellenistic Athens, A&C Black, 21 Jul 2011, p. 153, ISBN 1441111514 [Retrieved 2015-04-09]
  3. ^ Stephen Lambert, [1] Attic Inscriptions, [Retrieved 2024-04-17]
  4. ^ Aelianus Tacticus, The Tactics of Aelian: Comprising the Military System of the Grecians; Illustrated with Notes, Explanatory Plates, &c. &c. &c, Cox and Baylis, 1814 [Retrieved 2015-04-09].
  5. ^ Shear, T.Leslie (1978). Kallias of Sphettos and the Revolt of Athens. Princeton, New Jersey: Library of Congress. p. 54. ISBN 0-87661-517-5.
  6. ^ Tarn, William Woodthrorpe (1913). Antigonos Gonatas. London, England: University of Oxford. pp. 43–44.
  7. ^ Lambert, Steven (2015). Honours for Philippides of Paiania. Attic Inscriptions Online.