Diotimus
Family: Athenians · Role: representative · First appears: Book 1, section 3
In Book 1, section 3, Diotimus represented Alcibiades when Pharnabazus took oaths at Chalcedon, with Euryptolemus present. The oaths included personal pledges of good faith; at Chalcedon, Pharnabazus also agreed that Athens would receive twenty talents and that Chalcedon would continue its customary tribute and pay outstanding debts.
By Book 5, section 1, Diotimus was blockading Nicolochus and his fleet at Abydos alongside Iphicrates.
Relationship record
Life events
- Pharnabazus agreed to pay Athens twenty talents, and Chalcedon’s customary tribute and outstanding debts remained due.(Book 1, section 3 · 📍 Chalcedon)
- With: Pharnabazus Euryptolemus
- “the Persian satrap agreed to pay the Athenians twenty talents in behalf of the town, and to grant their ambassadors a safe conduct up country to the king. It was further stipulated by mutual consent and under oaths provided, that the Chalcedonians should continue the payment of their customary tribute to Athens, being also bound to discharge all outstanding debts.”
- Alcibiades and Pharnabazus exchanged oaths and personal pledges of good faith.(Book 1, section 3 · 📍 Chrysopolis)
- With: Alcibiades Pharnabazus Mitrobates Arnapes Euryptolemus
- “After this, oaths were exchanged between them by proxy. Alcibiades took them at Chrysopolis in the presence of two representatives sent by Pharnabazus--namely, Mitrobates and Arnapes. Pharnabazus took them at Chalcedon in the presence of Euryptolemus and Diotimus, who represented Alcibiades. Both parties bound themselves not only by the general oath, but also interchanged personal pledges of good faith.”
- Iphicrates and Diotimus blockaded Nicolochus and his fleet.(Book 5, section 1, part 2/3 · 📍 Abydos)
- With: Nicolochus Iphicrates
- “his second in command, Nicolochus, was being blockaded with his fleet by Iphicrates and Diotimus in Abydos”
Book 1, section 3
- with Pharnabazus (Diotimus represented Alcibiades.) “Pharnabazus took them at Chalcedon in the presence of Euryptolemus and Diotimus, who represented Alcibiades.”
- with Alcibiades (Diotimus represented Alcibiades.) “Pharnabazus took them at Chalcedon in the presence of Euryptolemus and Diotimus, who represented Alcibiades.”
Book 5, section 1, part 2/3
- enemies with Nicolochus “But learning that his second in command, Nicolochus, was being blockaded with his fleet by Iphicrates and Diotimus in Abydos, he set off at once by land for that city.”
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