Xenophon's Hellenica

Timocrates

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: ambassador · First appears: Book 1, section 7, part 1/2

At Athens in Book 1, section 7, Timocrates proposed that Pericles, Diomedon, Lysias, Aristocrates and Thrasylus be held in custody and handed over to the public assembly; the senate imprisoned them. In Book 7, section 1, Cephisodotus addressed the Lacedaemonian Timocrates while arguing for alternating command periods, and the Athenians decreed that the two states would command in turn for five days at a time.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Timocrates proposed custody for the other five generals, and the senate imprisoned them.(Book 1, section 7, part 1/2 · 📍 Athens)
    • With: Pericles Diomedon Lysias Aristocrates Thrasylus
    • “Timocrates then proposed that the other five generals should be put in custody and handed over to the public assembly. Whereupon the senate committed them all to prison.”
  • The Athenians decreed that the two states would command alternately for five-day periods.(Book 7, section 1, part 1/4 · 📍 Athens)
    • With: Cephisodotus
    • “These arguments were successful. The Athenians were converted, and passed a decree vesting the command in either state for periods of five days alternately.”

Book 1, section 7, part 1/2

  • with Pericles (The proposal concerned the other five generals, including Pericles.) “Timocrates then proposed that the other five generals should be put in custody and handed over to the public assembly.”
  • with Diomedon (The proposal concerned the other five generals, including Diomedon.) “Timocrates then proposed that the other five generals should be put in custody and handed over to the public assembly.”
  • with Lysias (The proposal concerned the other five generals, including Lysias.) “Timocrates then proposed that the other five generals should be put in custody and handed over to the public assembly.”
  • with Aristocrates (The proposal concerned the other five generals, including Aristocrates.) “Timocrates then proposed that the other five generals should be put in custody and handed over to the public assembly.”
  • with Thrasylus (The proposal concerned the other five generals, including Thrasylus.) “Timocrates then proposed that the other five generals should be put in custody and handed over to the public assembly.”
  • with Erasinides (The proposal concerned the other five generals, including Erasinides.) “Timocrates then proposed that the other five generals should be put in custody and handed over to the public assembly.”

Book 7, section 1, part 1/4

  • with Cephisodotus (Cephisodotus addresses Timocrates with a question.) “I should like to put a question to the Lacedaemonian Timocrates seated yonder.”

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