Peisander

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: admiral · First appears: Book 3, section 4, part 3/3

Agesilaus selected Peisander, his wife’s brother, as admiral, describing him as ambitious and vigorous but not sufficiently expert in naval equipment to achieve a great success. At Cnidus, Peisander led his squadron against the combined fleets under Conon, despite being outnumbered; the allies on his left wing fled, and the Lacedaemonians were defeated. Peisander was killed in the engagement, where Pharnabazus was also present. Agesilaus then falsely announced that Peisander had “fallen in the arms of victory in a sea-fight.”

Relationship record

Life events

• The Lacedaemonians were defeated in a naval engagement, and Peisander was killed.(Book 4, section 3, part 1/2 · 📍 Cnidus)
  • With: Pharnabazus Conon
  • “The engagement of the hostile fleets took place off Cnidus. Pharnabazus, the Persian admiral, was present with the Phoenician fleet, and in front of him were ranged the ships of the Hellenic squadron under Conon. Peisander had ventured to draw out his squadron to meet the combined fleets, though the numerical inferiority of his fleet to that of the Hellenic navy under Conon was conspicuous, and he had the mortification of seeing the allies who formed his left wing take to flight immediately.”
• Agesilaus falsely announced that Peisander had died victorious in a sea-fight.(Book 4, section 3, part 1/2)
  • With: Agesilaus
  • “Accordingly he turned round and gave out that he had received news that Peisander was dead, but that he had fallen in the arms of victory in a sea-fight;”

Book 3, section 4, part 3/3

• with Agesilaus (Agesilaus selected Peisander as admiral; Peisander is identified as his wife's brother.) “The admiral whom he selected was Peisander, his wife's brother, a man of genuine ambition and of a vigorous spirit, but not sufficiently expert in the details of equipment to achieve a great naval success.”

Book 4, section 3, part 1/2

• enemies with Conon (Their forces oppose each other in the naval engagement.) “Peisander had ventured to draw out his squadron to meet the combined fleets, though the numerical inferiority of his fleet to that of the Hellenic navy under Conon was conspicuous, and he had the mortification of seeing the allies who formed his left wing take to flight immediately.”

Also listed in Lacedaemonian — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Hellenica. Made with Rho MD.