Xenophon's Hellenica

Cratesippidas

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: naval commander · First appears: Book 1, section 1, part 2/2

At Chios, Cratesippidas took over the naval force Pasippidas had collected from the allies and was sent to replace him. Later, after his period of office expired, Lysander replaced him as Lacedaemonian admiral.

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Life events

  • Pasippidas's collected naval force was handed to Cratesippidas, who was sent to replace him in Chios.(Book 1, section 1, part 2/2 · 📍 Chios)
    • With: Pasippidas
    • “The naval force which he had been collecting from the allies was handed over to Cratesippidas, who was sent out to take his place in Chios.”
  • Lysander replaced Cratesippidas as Lacedaemonian admiral.(Book 1, section 5)
    • With: Lysander
    • “the Lacedaemonians had sent out Lysander as their admiral, in the place of Cratesippidas, whose period of office had expired.”

Book 1, section 1, part 2/2

  • with Pasippidas (Cratesippidas replaced Pasippidas in command of the naval force.) “The naval force which he had been collecting from the allies was handed over to Cratesippidas, who was sent out to take his place in Chios.”

Book 1, section 5

  • with Lysander (Lysander succeeded Cratesippidas as admiral.) “The new admiral first visited Rhodes, where he got some ships, and sailed to Cos and Miletus, and from the latter place to Ephesus.”

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