Alexicles

Family: Four Hundred · Role: general · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 3

At Piraeus, heavy infantry including Aristocrates seized Alexicles, a general under the oligarchy and adherent of its cabal, and confined him in a house. Theramenes said he was ready to help rescue him; the next day, the infantry released Alexicles and pulled down the fortification.

After the revolution, Alexicles and Pisander withdrew with the oligarchic leaders to Decelea.

Relationship record

Life events

• Heavy infantry seized Alexicles and confined him in a house.(Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 3 · 📍 Piraeus)
  • With: Theramenes Aristocrates
  • “The heavy infantry in Piraeus building the wall in Eetionia, among whom was Aristocrates, a colonel, with his own tribe, laid hands upon Alexicles, a general under the oligarchy and the devoted adherent of the cabal, and took him into a house and confined him there.”
• Alexicles was released by the heavy infantry.(Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 3 · 📍 Piraeus)
  • With: Theramenes
  • “The next day the Four Hundred, although alarmed, nevertheless assembled in the council chamber, while the heavy infantry in Piraeus, after having released their prisoner Alexicles and pulled down the fortification, went with their arms to the theatre of Dionysus, close to Munychia, and there held an assembly”
• Pisander, Alexicles, and the oligarchic leaders withdrew to Decelea.(Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 4 · 📍 Decelea)
  • With: Pisander
  • “Upon this revolution taking place, the party of Pisander and Alexicles and the chiefs of the oligarchs immediately withdrew to Decelea, with the single exception of Aristarchus, one of the generals, who hastily took some of the most barbarian of the archers and marched to Oenoe.”

Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 3

• with Aristocrates (Aristocrates and the heavy infantry seized and confined Alexicles.) “The heavy infantry in Piraeus building the wall in Eetionia, among whom was Aristocrates, a colonel, with his own tribe, laid hands upon Alexicles, a general under the oligarchy and the devoted adherent of the cabal, and took him into a house and confined him there.”
• with Hermon (Hermon assisted the men who seized and confined Alexicles.) “In this they were assisted by one Hermon, commander of the Peripoli in Munychia, and others, and above all had with them the great bulk of the heavy infantry.”
• with Theramenes (Theramenes offered to help rescue Alexicles.) “Theramenes defended himself, and said that he was ready immediately to go and help to rescue Alexicles; and taking with him one of the generals belonging to his party, went down to Piraeus, followed by Aristarchus and some young men of the cavalry.”

Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 4

• with Pisander (They are identified as members of the same political party.) “Upon this revolution taking place, the party of Pisander and Alexicles and the chiefs of the oligarchs immediately withdrew to Decelea, with the single exception of Aristarchus, one of the generals, who hastily took some of the most barbarian of the archers and marched to Oenoe.”
• with Aristarchus (Aristarchus is identified as an exception to the party's withdrawal.) “Upon this revolution taking place, the party of Pisander and Alexicles and the chiefs of the oligarchs immediately withdrew to Decelea, with the single exception of Aristarchus, one of the generals, who hastily took some of the most barbarian of the archers and marched to Oenoe.”

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