Callippus
Family: Athenian · Role: military leader · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 3
In Book 1, Chapter 3, Callippus led the Athenians to Thermopylæ to prevent the Galatian invasion, an episode in which Olbiades painted him. By Book 10, Chapter 20, Greek contingents had gathered at Thermopylæ against the Galati, and the Athenians were under Callippus, son of Mœrocles, with their sea-worthy triremes, 500 horse, and 1,000 foot; their ancient renown placed them in command of the allied army.
In Book 9, Chapter 29, Callippus cited lines from a poem by Hegesinous in his account of Orchomenus. In Chapter 38, he cited verses by Chersias in his speech about the Orchomenians.
Relationship record
Life events
- Callippus led the Athenians to Thermopylæ to prevent the Galatian invasion.(Book 1 · Chapter 3 · 📍 Thermopylæ)
- “Olbiades painted Callippus, who led the Athenians to Thermopylæ to prevent the invasion of the Galati into Greece.”
- Greek contingents banded together at Thermopylæ against the Galati.(Book 10 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Thermopylæ)
- With: Cephisodotus Thearidas Diogenes Lysander Critobulus Antiochus (Phocian commander) Polyarchus Polyphron Lacrates Aristodemus (the Macedonian) Telesarchus
- “And now against these barbarians who had crossed the ocean the following Greeks banded themselves at Thermopylæ:”
Book 1 · Chapter 3
- with Olbiades (Olbiades painted Callippus.) “but Olbiades painted Callippus, who led the Athenians to Thermopylæ to prevent the invasion of the Galati into Greece”
Book 9 · Chapter 29
- with Hegesinous (Callippus cites lines from Hegesinous's poem.) “This poem of Hegesinous I have not read, for it was not extant in my time, but Callippus the Corinthian in his account of Orchomenus cites some of the lines to corroborate his account, and similarly I myself have cited some of them from Callippus.”
Book 9 · Chapter 38
- with Chersias (Callippus cited verses by Chersias.) “None of the verses of Chersias are now extant, but Callippus has cited these in his speech about the Orchomenians.”
- with Chersias (Callippus cited verses written by Chersias.) “None of the verses of Chersias are now extant, but Callippus has cited these in his speech about the Orchomenians.”
Book 10 · Chapter 20
- parent: Mœrocles “And the Athenians were under Callippus the son of Mœrocles, as I have before stated, and consisted of all the triremes that were sea-worthy, and 500 horse, and 1,000 foot, and because of their ancient renown they were in command of the whole allied army.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.