Eudamidas

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: Spartan commander · First appears: Book 5, section 2, part 2/3

Life events

The Lacedaemonians resolved to send a force against Olynthus, with Eudamidas departing first and Phoebidas to follow.(Book 5, section 2, part 2/3)
- With: Phoebidas
- “These further resolutions being also passed, the Lacedaemonians despatched Eudamidas, accompanied by a body of neodamodes, with perioeci and Sciritae, to the number of two thousand odd. Eudamidas lost no time in setting out, having obtained leave from the ephors for his brother Phoebidas to follow later with the remainder of the troops assigned to him.”
Eudamidas secured Potidaea’s voluntary adhesion, although it already belonged to the Olynthian alliance.(Book 5, section 2, part 2/3 · 📍 Potidaea)
- “He also secured the voluntary adhesion of Potidaea, although already a member of the Olynthian alliance; and this town now served as his base of operations for carrying on war on a scale adapted to his somewhat limited armament.”

siblings with Phoebidas “Eudamidas lost no time in setting out, having obtained leave from the ephors for his brother Phoebidas to follow later with the remainder of the troops assigned to him.”

Extracted from the original text of Hellenica. Made with Rho MD.