Damocritus

Family: Achæans · Role: General · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 13

In Book 7, Chapter 13, the Lacedæmonians were defeated at Sparta, losing about 1,000 prime soldiers. Damocritus was fined 50 talents by the Achæans for not following up his victory; unable to pay, he fled the Peloponnese. After he was succeeded as General by Diæus, Diæus agreed to Metellus’s second message to suspend the war against the Lacedæmonians and wait for Roman arbitrators.

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Life events

• The Lacedæmonians were defeated at Sparta, losing about 1,000 prime soldiers.(Book 7 · Chapter 13 · 📍 Sparta)
  • “And the Lacedæmonians, out of spirit rather than from strength, took up arms and went out to meet the enemy in defence of their country, but were in a short time repulsed with the loss in the battle of about 1,000 who were in their prime both in respect to age and bravery, and the rest of the army fled pell mell into the town.”
• Damocritus was fined 50 talents and fled the Peloponnese after failing to pay.(Book 7 · Chapter 13 · 📍 Peloponnese)
  • “He was therefore fined 50 talents by the Achæans as a traitor for not following up his victory, and as he could not pay he fled from the Peloponnese.”

Book 7 · Chapter 13

• with Diæus (Diæus succeeded Damocritus as General.) “And Diæus, who was chosen to succeed him as General, agreed when Metellus sent a second message not to carry on the war against the Lacedæmonians, but to wait for the arrival of the arbitrators from Rome.”
• with Metellus (interaction) “And Metellus gave his orders to the envoys, who had been sent by the Roman Senate to see after affairs in Asia Minor, to have a conference with the leaders of the Achæans before they passed over into Asia Minor, and to forbid them to war against Sparta, and to tell them they were to wait for the arrival from Rome of the envoys who were despatched to arbitrate between them and the Lacedæmonians.”
• with Diæus (Diæus succeeded Damocritus as General.) “And Diæus, who was chosen to succeed him as General, agreed when Metellus sent a second message not to carry on the war against the Lacedæmonians, but to wait for the arrival of the arbitrators from Rome.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.