Philoxenus
Family: Macedonian · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 2
In Book 1, Chapter 2, Philoxenus went to Dionysius, later tyrant in Sicily. In Book 2, Chapter 33, he arrested Harpalus’s money dispenser at Rhodes after seeking Harpalus’s extradition from the Athenians, then sent Athens letters listing the names and sums received from Harpalus.
The letters did not mention Demosthenes, though Philoxenus was privately his enemy and Alexander (son of Philip) hated Demosthenes bitterly.
Relationship record
Life events
- Philoxenus arrested Harpalus’s money dispenser at Rhodes.(Book 2 · Chapter 33 · 📍 Rhodes)
- With: Harpalus
- “And the dispenser of the money fled to Rhodes, and was arrested by Philoxenus the Macedonian, who had also demanded the extradition of Harpalus from the Athenians.”
- Philoxenus sent Athens letters naming Harpalus’s money recipients and their exact sums.(Book 2 · Chapter 33 · 📍 Athens)
- “And when he ascertained their names he sent letters to Athens.”
- Philoxenus’s letters omitted Demosthenes despite Alexander’s hatred of him.(Book 2 · Chapter 33 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Demosthenes Alexander (son of Philip)
- “Although in those letters he enumerated the names of those who had had any money from Harpalus, and the precise sum which each of them had, he made no mention whatever of Demosthenes, though he was most bitterly hated by Alexander, and although Philoxenus himself was privately his enemy.”
Book 1 · Chapter 2
- patron: Dionysius “to Dionysius, who was afterwards tyrant in Sicily, went Philoxenus”
- patron: Dionysus (Philoxenus went to Dionysius's court.) “and to Dionysius, who was afterwards tyrant in Sicily, went Philoxenus;”
Book 2 · Chapter 33
- with Harpalus (Philoxenus demanded Harpalus's extradition.) “who had also demanded the extradition of Harpalus from the Athenians”
- enemies with Demosthenes (Philoxenus was privately Demosthenes's enemy.) “although Philoxenus himself was privately his enemy”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.