Arcesilaus
Family: Lacedæmonian · Role: painter · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 1
In Book 1, Chapter 1, a painting by Arcesilaus depicted Leosthenes and his sons. By Book 6, Chapter 2, Arcesilaus and his son Lichas had won two victories at Olympia.
In Book 8, Chapter 10, Leocydes was identified as the ninth descendant of Arcesilaus, who lived at Lycosura. In Book 9, Chapter 39, Leitus was said to have brought Arcesilaus’s remains home from Troy.
Relationship record
Life events
- Leocydes was identified as the ninth descendant of Arcesilaus.(Book 8 · Chapter 10 · 📍 Lycosura)
- With: Leocydes
- “And they say that Leocydes, who with Lydiades was the general of the division from Megalopolis, was the ninth descendant from Arcesilaus who lived at Lycosura”
- Leitus brought Arcesilaus’s remains home from Troy.(Book 9 · Chapter 39 · 📍 Troy)
- With: Leitus
- “And near the river is the tomb of Arcesilaus: they say Leitus brought his remains home from Troy.”
Book 1 · Chapter 1
- with Leosthenes (Arcesilaus painted Leosthenes.) “Here, too, is a painting by Arcesilaus of Leosthenes and his sons”
Book 6 · Chapter 2
- child: Lichas “And Arcesilaus and his son Lichas had two victories at Olympia”
Book 8 · Chapter 10
- with Leocydes (interaction) “And they say that Leocydes, who with Lydiades was the general of the division from Megalopolis, was the ninth descendant from Arcesilaus who lived at Lycosura”
- with Leocydes (Leocydes was the ninth descendant of Arcesilaus.) “And they say that Leocydes, who with Lydiades was the general of the division from Megalopolis, was the ninth descendant from Arcesilaus who lived at Lycosura”
Book 9 · Chapter 39
- with Leitus (Leitus brought Arcesilaus's remains home from Troy.) “And near the river is the tomb of Arcesilaus: they say Leitus brought his remains home from Troy.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.