Philiscus of Abydos

Family: Abydos · Role: envoy · First appears: Book 7, section 1, part 2/4

In B.C. 368, Philiscus of Abydos arrived as an envoy from Ariobarzanes, carrying large sums of money, and assembled a congress at Delphi to treat of peace. When the Thebans refused to accept Messene’s dependency on Lacedaemon, he began raising a foreign brigade to fight alongside Lacedaemon and prosecute the war.

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Life events

• Philiscus of Abydos arrived on an embassy from Ariobarzanes with large sums of money.(Book 7, section 1, part 2/4)
  • With: Ariobarzanes
  • “Self-esteem amounting to arrogance--such was the spirit which animated each section of the allies, when a new phase was introduced by the arrival of Philiscus of Abydos on an embassy from Ariobarzanes with large sums of money.”
• Philiscus assembled a congress to treat of peace.(Book 7, section 1, part 2/4 · 📍 Delphi)
  • “This agent's first step was to assemble a congress of Thebans, allies, and Lacedaemonians at Delphi to treat of peace.”
• After the Thebans refused to accept Messene's dependency on Lacedaemon, Philiscus began raising a foreign brigade for Lacedaemon.(Book 7, section 1, part 2/4)
  • “when the Thebans refused to acquiesce in the dependency of Messene upon Lacedaemon, Philiscus set about collecting a large foreign brigade to side with Lacedaemon and to prosecute the war.”

Book 7, section 1, part 2/4

• with Ariobarzanes (Philiscus arrived as Ariobarzanes' envoy.) “Self-esteem amounting to arrogance--such was the spirit which animated each section of the allies, when a new phase was introduced by the arrival of Philiscus of Abydos on an embassy from Ariobarzanes with large sums of money.”
• with Ariobarzanes (Philiscus arrives as Ariobarzanes's envoy.) “Self-esteem amounting to arrogance--such was the spirit which animated each section of the allies, when a new phase was introduced by the arrival of Philiscus of Abydos on an embassy from Ariobarzanes with large sums of money.”

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