Leon the Spartan

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: Spartan commander · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 25 · Part 3

After Pedaritus’s death, Leon arrived at Chios from Miletus with Antisthenes and twelve ships, taking command. He and the Chians later fought the Athenian fleet at sea; after a hard-fought battle, they withdrew to the city.

Relationship record

Life events

• Leon arrived at Chios with Antisthenes and twelve ships to command after Pedaritus's death.(Book 8 · Chapter 25 · Part 3 · 📍 Chios)
  • With: Pedaritus Antisthenes
  • “they had received from Miletus, as their commander after the death of Pedaritus, a Spartan named Leon, who had come out with Antisthenes, and twelve vessels which had been on guard at Miletus”
• Leon and the Chians fought the Athenian fleet at sea and withdrew to the city after a hard-fought battle.(Book 8 · Chapter 25 · Part 3 · 📍 Chios)
  • “and after a tough fight, in which the Chians and their allies had rather the best of it, as it was now late, retired to their city.”

Book 8 · Chapter 25 · Part 3

• with Antisthenes (They came out together.) “a Spartan named Leon, who had come out with Antisthenes, and twelve vessels which had been on guard at Miletus”
• with Pedaritus (Leon succeeded Pedaritus as commander.) “While Astyochus was still at Rhodes they had received from Miletus, as their commander after the death of Pedaritus, a Spartan named Leon, who had come out with Antisthenes, and twelve vessels which had been on guard at Miletus, five of which were Thurian, four Syracusans, one from Anaia, one Milesian, and one Leon’s own.”

Also listed in Lacedaemonian — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.