Pythodorus

Family: Athenian · Role: general · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 11 · Part 5

In the same winter, the Athenian general Pythodorus, son of Isolochus, arrived at Rhegium to take over the fleet’s command from Laches. Towards the end of winter, he sailed against the Locrian fort and was defeated by the Locrians.

About the same time in the spring, Pythodorus had already gone ahead to Sicily before Eurymedon and Sophocles arrived with forty ships. Upon their arrival at Athens, the Athenians banished Pythodorus and Sophocles.

Relationship record

Life events

• Pythodorus arrived to supersede Laches in command of the fleet.(Book 3 · Chapter 11 · Part 5 · 📍 Rhegium)
  • With: Laches
  • “Upon their return to Rhegium they found the Athenian general, Pythodorus, son of Isolochus, come to supersede Laches in the command of the fleet.”
• Pythodorus attacked the Locrian fort and was defeated in battle by the Locrians.(Book 3 · Chapter 11 · Part 5 · 📍 the Locrian fort)
  • “Meanwhile Pythodorus had taken the command of Laches’ ships, and towards the end of winter sailed against the Locrian fort, which Laches had formerly taken, and returned after being defeated in battle by the Locrians.”
• The Athenians dispatched forty ships to Sicily under Eurymedon and Sophocles, while Pythodorus had already gone ahead.(Book 4 · Chapter 12 · Part 1 · 📍 Sicily)
  • With: Eurymedon Sophocles
  • “Meanwhile the Athenians sent off the forty ships which they had been preparing to Sicily, with the remaining generals Eurymedon and Sophocles; their colleague Pythodorus having already preceded them thither.”
• The Athenians banished Pythodorus and Sophocles.(Book 4 · Chapter 13 · Part 3 · 📍 Athens)
  • With: athenians Sophocles
  • “Upon their arrival at Athens, the Athenians banished Pythodorus and Sophocles”

Book 3 · Chapter 11 · Part 5

• parent: Isolochus “the Athenian general, Pythodorus, son of Isolochus”
• with Laches (Pythodorus succeeded Laches in command.) “come to supersede Laches in the command of the fleet”

Book 4 · Chapter 12 · Part 1

• with Eurymedon (Colleagues) “with the remaining generals Eurymedon and Sophocles; their colleague Pythodorus having already preceded them thither.”
• with Sophocles (Colleagues) “with the remaining generals Eurymedon and Sophocles; their colleague Pythodorus having already preceded them thither.”

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