Hippocrates

Family: Athenians · Role: general · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 6

Hippocrates was the son of Ariphron and an Athenian general. In Book 6, Chapter 12, after coming to Syracuse from Erbessus to persuade the people, he defended himself when Dinomenes the Syracusan attacked; some of his guards came up and killed Dinomenes. Hippocrates was Epicydes’ brother.

In Book 9, Chapter 6, Hippocrates perished with most of his army at Delium.

Relationship record

Life events

• After Dinomenes attacked Hippocrates, guards came and cut Dinomenes to pieces.(Book 6 · Chapter 12 · 📍 Syracuse)
  • With: Dinomenes the Syracusan
  • “who afterwards endeavoured to kill Hippocrates the brother of Epicydes, who had just come to Syracuse from Erbessus and was endeavouring to talk over the people. But he defended himself, and some of his guards came up and cut Dinomenes to pieces.”
• Hippocrates perished with most of his army.(Book 9 · Chapter 6 · 📍 Delium)
  • “when Hippocrates, the son of Ariphron, the Athenian General perished with most of his army.”

Book 3 · Chapter 6

• parent: Ariphron “Hippocrates (the son of Ariphron) their General at Delium”

Book 6 · Chapter 12

• with Dinomenes the Syracusan (attempted to kill) “who afterwards endeavoured to kill Hippocrates the brother of Epicydes”
• siblings with Epicydes “Hippocrates the brother of Epicydes”

Book 9 · Chapter 6

• parent: Ariphron “when Hippocrates, the son of Ariphron, the Athenian General perished with most of his army.”

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