Archestratus (general)
Archestratus(Ancient Greek:Ἀρχέστρατος) was a general who in 432 BCE was sent byAthenstoPotidaea,in which a revolt was brewing, to take Potidean hostages and demolish the city wall.[1]It is possible this expedition included the generalAlcibiadesand philosopherSocrates.[2]
When Archestratus got his forces going, after landing inThrace,he ignored Potidaea and turned towardThermainMacedon,as the Potidaeans were revolting and allied withPerdiccas II of Macedon.[3]Archestratus had 30 ships and a thousand armed soldiers, but thought his force too small to engage the rebels.[4]Some scholars have suggested that it was the approach of Archistratus's fleet was what pushed Potidaea into open revolt.[5]
It is thought the forces circled back around to take part in theBattle of Potidaea.[1][6]
Later, Archestratus was one of the tenstrategoi(στοατηγοί, or "commanders" ) who were appointed to supersedeAlcibiadesin the command of theAthenianfleet after theBattle of Notiumin 407.
The writersXenophonandDiodorus Siculus,who give us Archestratus' name in this list, say no more of him; but we learn fromLysiasthat he died atMytilene,and he appears therefore to have been withCononwhenCallicratidaschased the Athenian fleet from Ἐκατόννησοι.[7][8][9][10][4]
This Archestratus is thought to be different from theboulemember with this name, who was imprisoned for suggesting Athens capitulate to the Spartans.
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- ^abLampert, Laurence(2010).How Philosophy Became Socratic: A Study of Plato's "Protagoras," "Charmides," and "Republic".University of Chicago Press.pp. 238–239.ISBN9780226470979.Retrieved2017-06-27.
- ^Ellis, Walter M. (2014).Alcibiades.Routledge Revivals.Routledge.pp. 25–27.ISBN9781317746843.Retrieved2017-06-27.
- ^Thucydides,History of the Peloponnesian War1.57, 1.59, 1.61
- ^abConnop Thirlwall,History of Greece,vol. iv. p. 119, note 3
- ^Lallot, Jean; Rijksbaron, Albert; Jacquinod, Bernard (2011).The Historical Present in Thucydides.Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology. Vol. 18.Brill Publishers.pp. 122–138.ISBN9789004201187.Retrieved2017-06-27.
- ^Venning, Timothy (2015).A Chronology of Ancient Greece.Pen and Sword.ISBN9781473879232.Retrieved2017-06-27.
- ^Xenophon,Hellenica1.5.16
- ^Diodorus Siculus,Bibliotheca historica13.74, 77, 78
- ^Lys. Ἀπολ. δωροδ. p. 162
- ^Schn. ad Xen. Hell. 1.6.16
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Elder, Edward(1870)."Archestratus".InSmith, William(ed.).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.Vol. 1. p. 265.