Sicanus

Family: Syracusan · Role: commander · First appears: Book 6 · Chapter 20 · Part 2

In Book 6, the Syracusans elected Sicanus, son of Execestes, as one of their generals alongside Hermocrates and Heraclides. In Book 7, he arrived at Syracuse with Gylippus, then failed to gain Agrigentum after the Syracusan-friendly party was driven out while he was still at Gela.

Later in Book 7, Sicanus commanded one wing of the Syracusan fleet with Agatharchus, while Pythen and the Corinthians held the centre. The fleet fought the Athenians across the harbour; the victorious Syracusans and their allies recovered their dead and wrecks and set up a trophy.

Relationship record

Life events

• The Syracusans adopted Hermocrates’ recommendations and elected him, Heraclides, and Sicanus as generals.(Book 6 · Chapter 20 · Part 2)
  • With: Hermocrates Heraclides
  • “The Syracusans heard him, and voted everything as he advised, and elected three generals, Hermocrates himself, Heraclides, son of Lysimachus, and Sicanus, son of Execestes.”
• Gylippus and Sicanus arrived at Syracuse.(Book 7 · Chapter 23 · Part 1 · 📍 Syracuse)
  • With: Gylippus
  • “Gylippus and Sicanus now arrived at Syracuse.”
• Sicanus failed to gain Agrigentum after the Syracusan-friendly party was driven out.(Book 7 · Chapter 23 · Part 1 · 📍 Agrigentum)
  • “Sicanus had failed to gain Agrigentum, the party friendly to the Syracusans having been driven out while he was still at Gela”
• The Syracusan fleet engaged the Athenians across the harbour.(Book 7 · Chapter 23 · Part 4)
  • With: Agatharchus Pythen
  • “When the rest of the Athenians came up to the barrier, with the first shock of their charge they overpowered the ships stationed there, and tried to undo the fastenings; after this, as the Syracusans and allies bore down upon them from all quarters, the action spread from the barrier over the whole harbour”
• The victorious Syracusans recovered their dead and wrecks and set up a trophy.(Book 7 · Chapter 23 · Part 4)
  • With: Agatharchus Pythen
  • “The sea-fight having been a severe one, and many ships and lives having been lost on both sides, the victorious Syracusans and their allies now picked up their wrecks and dead, and sailed off to the city and set up a trophy.”

Book 6 · Chapter 20 · Part 2

• parent: Execestes “elected three generals, Hermocrates himself, Heraclides, son of Lysimachus, and Sicanus, son of Execestes.”
• with Hermocrates (They were elected as fellow generals.) “elected three generals, Hermocrates himself, Heraclides, son of Lysimachus, and Sicanus, son of Execestes.”
• with Heraclides (They were elected as fellow generals.) “elected three generals, Hermocrates himself, Heraclides, son of Lysimachus, and Sicanus, son of Execestes.”

Book 7 · Chapter 23 · Part 1

• with Gylippus (They arrived together.) “Gylippus and Sicanus now arrived at Syracuse.”

Book 7 · Chapter 23 · Part 4

• with Agatharchus (Both commanded a wing of the Syracusan fleet.) “The Syracusan fleet was commanded by Sicanus and Agatharchus, who had each a wing of the whole force, with Pythen and the Corinthians in the centre.”
• with Pythen (Sicanus commanded a wing; Pythen was in the centre.) “The Syracusan fleet was commanded by Sicanus and Agatharchus, who had each a wing of the whole force, with Pythen and the Corinthians in the centre.”
• with Agatharchus (Each commanded a wing of the Syracusan fleet.) “The Syracusan fleet was commanded by Sicanus and Agatharchus, who had each a wing of the whole force, with Pythen and the Corinthians in the centre.”
• with Pythen (Fellow commanders of different parts of the Syracusan fleet.) “The Syracusan fleet was commanded by Sicanus and Agatharchus, who had each a wing of the whole force, with Pythen and the Corinthians in the centre.”

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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.