Xenophon's Hellenica

Pasippidas

Family: Laconian · Role: naval commander · First appears: Book 1, section 1, part 2/2

At the same season, Pasippidas was charged with helping bring about Thasos’s revolution in conjunction with Tissaphernes, and was banished from Sparta. His naval force, collected from the allies, was handed over to Cratesippidas, who was sent to take his place in Chios.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Pasippidas was charged with helping bring about Thasos's revolution and was banished from Sparta.(Book 1, section 1, part 2/2 · 📍 Sparta)
    • With: Tissaphernes
    • “The Laconian Pasippidas was charged with having brought the business about in conjunction with Tissaphernes, and was banished from Sparta in consequence.”
  • Pasippidas's collected naval force was handed to Cratesippidas, who was sent to replace him in Chios.(Book 1, section 1, part 2/2 · 📍 Chios)
    • With: Cratesippidas
    • “The naval force which he had been collecting from the allies was handed over to Cratesippidas, who was sent out to take his place in Chios.”

Book 1, section 1, part 2/2

  • with Tissaphernes (They were charged with acting together in the revolution at Thasos.) “The Laconian Pasippidas was charged with having brought the business about in conjunction with Tissaphernes”
  • with Cratesippidas (Cratesippidas replaced Pasippidas in command of the naval force.) “The naval force which he had been collecting from the allies was handed over to Cratesippidas, who was sent out to take his place in Chios.”

Book 1, section 3

  • with Pharnabazus (Pasippidas was among the ambassadors Pharnabazus led.) “An embassy of the Lacedaemonians was also about to make the journey. This consisted of Pasippidas and his fellows, with whom were Hermocrates, now an exile from Syracuse, and his brother Proxenus. So Pharnabazus put himself at their head.”

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