Syagros

Family: Spartan · Role: envoy · First appears: Book 7 · §156–162

Life events

• Syagros rejected Gelon's demand to lead the Hellenes and insisted on Spartan command.(Book 7 · §156–162)
  • With: Gelon
  • “if thou art desirous to come to the assistance of Hellas, know that thou wilt be under the command of the Lacedemonians”

Book 7 · §156–162

• with Gelon (Syagros refuses Gelon's demand to lead the Greek forces.) “Nay, but make thou no further mention of this condition, namely that we should deliver the leadership to thee; but if thou art desirous to come to the assistance of Hellas, know that thou wilt be under the command of the Lacedemonians; and if thou dost indeed claim not to be under command, come not thou to our help at all.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.