Olympiodorus

Family: Athens · Role: Athenian general · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 26

Life events

• Olympiodorus is elected general of Athens.(Book 1 · Chapter 26)
  • “they elected Olympiodorus as their general.”
• Olympiodorus defeats the Macedonians and captures the Museum, freeing Athens.(Book 1 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Museum)
  • “And when the Macedonians came out against him he conquered them in battle, and when they fled to the Museum he took it. So Athens was delivered from the Macedonians.”
• Olympiodorus recovers the Piræus and Munychia for Athens.(Book 1 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Piræus and Munychia)
  • “though he also recovered the Piræus and Munychia”
• Olympiodorus defeats the Macedonians after they invade Eleusis.(Book 1 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Eleusis)
  • “when the Macedonians invaded Eleusis he collected a band of Eleusinians and defeated them.”
• Olympiodorus secures Ætolian aid, helping Athens avoid war with Cassander.(Book 1 · Chapter 26 · 📍 Ætolia)
  • With: Cassander
  • “when Cassander intended to make a raid into Attica, he sailed to Ætolia and persuaded the Ætolians to give their help, and this alliance was the chief reason why they escaped war with Cassander.”
• Olympiodorus relieved the Phocians after they held out against Cassander's siege.(Book 10 · Chapter 18 · 📍 Elatea)
  • With: Cassander
  • “And the Phocians of Elatea, who held out against the siege of Cassander till Olympiodorus came from Athens to their relief, sent a brazen lion to Apollo at Delphi.”
• Olympiodorus rendered Cassander’s blockade of Elatea inoperative.(Book 10 · Chapter 34 · 📍 Elatea)
  • With: Cassander
  • “And when Cassander blockaded Elatea, it was Olympiodorus who mainly rendered the blockade inoperative.”

Book 10 · Chapter 18

• with Cassander (Cassander besieged Elatea, while Olympiodorus came to relieve it.) “the Phocians of Elatea, who held out against the siege of Cassander till Olympiodorus came from Athens to their relief”

Book 10 · Chapter 34

• enemies with Cassander “And when Cassander blockaded Elatea, it was Olympiodorus who mainly rendered the blockade inoperative.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.