Ramphias
Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: ambassador · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 5 · Part 4
At Athens, Ramphias joined Melesippus and Agesander as a Lacedaemonian ambassador, delivering an ultimatum that the Hellenes be left independent. Later, with Autocharidas and Epicydidas, he led a reinforcement to Heraclea in Trachis and reformed matters there; when the Thessalians blocked their advance and Brasidas was dead, the three turned back home. At Corinth, command of the expedition to the Hellespont was given to Clearchus, son of Ramphias.
Relationship record
Life events
- The Lacedaemonian ambassadors delivered an ultimatum demanding that the Hellenes be left independent.(Book 1 · Chapter 5 · Part 4 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Melesippus Agesander
- “At last an embassy arrived with the Lacedaemonian ultimatum. The ambassadors were Ramphias, Melesippus, and Agesander. Not a word was said on any of the old subjects; there was simply this: ‘Lacedaemon wishes the peace to continue, and there is no reason why it should not, if you would leave the Hellenes independent.’”
- The three Lacedaemonians arrived with a reinforcement and reformed matters at Heraclea.(Book 5 · Chapter 15 · Part 2 · 📍 Heraclea in Trachis)
- With: Autocharidas Epicydidas
- “arriving at Heraclea in Trachis reformed matters there as seemed good to them.”
- After the Thessalians blocked their advance, the three commanders turned back home.(Book 5 · Chapter 15 · Part 2 · 📍 Pierium in Thessaly)
- With: Autocharidas Epicydidas
- “but as the Thessalians opposed their further advance, and Brasidas whom they came to reinforce was dead, they turned back home”
- The allies assigned commands for expeditions to Chios, Lesbos, and the Hellespont.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2 · 📍 Corinth)
- With: Agis Chalcideus Alcamenes Clearchus
- “they decided to sail first to Chios under the command of Chalcideus, who was equipping the five vessels in Laconia, then to Lesbos, under the command of Alcamenes, the same whom Agis had fixed upon, and lastly to go to the Hellespont, where the command was given to Clearchus, son of Ramphias.”
Book 1 · Chapter 5 · Part 4
- with Melesippus (Fellow ambassadors.) “The ambassadors were Ramphias, Melesippus, and Agesander.”
- with Agesander (Fellow ambassadors.) “The ambassadors were Ramphias, Melesippus, and Agesander.”
Book 5 · Chapter 15 · Part 2
- with Autocharidas (They jointly led a military reinforcement.) “About the same time three Lacedaemonians—Ramphias, Autocharidas, and Epicydidas—led a reinforcement of nine hundred heavy infantry to the towns in the direction of Thrace,”
- with Epicydidas (They jointly led a military reinforcement.) “About the same time three Lacedaemonians—Ramphias, Autocharidas, and Epicydidas—led a reinforcement of nine hundred heavy infantry to the towns in the direction of Thrace,”
Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 2
- child: Clearchus “where the command was given to Clearchus, son of Ramphias.”
Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 6
- child: Clearchus “appointing Clearchus, son of Ramphias, who sailed with them, to the command”
Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 1
- child: Clearchus “sent off Clearchus, son of Ramphias, with forty ships to Pharnabazus”
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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.