Podanemus

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: fleet commander · First appears: Book 4, section 8, part 1/4

In 393–391 BC, Podanemus, a Lacedaemonian fleet commander, was killed during an attack. His second in command, Pollis, was wounded and had to retire, after which Herippidas took command of the vessels. Podanemus’s party also had old relations of friendly hospitality with Archidamus.

Relationship record

Life events

• Podanemus was killed during an attack.(Book 4, section 8, part 1/4)
  • “That officer, in an attack of no great moment, lost his life, and Pollis, his second in command, was presently in his turn obliged to retire, being wounded, whereupon Herippidas took command of the vessels.”

Book 4, section 8, part 1/4

• with Pollis (Pollis served as Podanemus's second in command.) “That officer, in an attack of no great moment, lost his life, and Pollis, his second in command, was presently in his turn obliged to retire, being wounded, whereupon Herippidas took command of the vessels.”

Book 5, section 3, part 2/2

• with Archidamus (father of Agesilaus) (Friendly hospitality ties.) “old relations of friendly hospitality between his father Archidamus and the party of Podanemus”
• friends with Archidamus (father of Agesilaus) “old relations of friendly hospitality between his father Archidamus and the party of Podanemus”

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