Ismenias
Family: Thebans · Role: recipient of gifts · First appears: Book 3, section 5, part 1/2
In Book 3, section 5, Timocrates the Rhodian distributed Persian gold in Thebes, giving gifts to Ismenias, Androcleidas, and Galaxidorus. By Book 5, section 2, Ismenias and Leontiades were rival polemarchs who headed opposing political clubs. At Cadmeia, Leontiades seized Ismenias and had him imprisoned, calling him “an arch-fomenter of war”; another polemarch was later chosen in his place.
About three hundred supporters of Ismenias and Androcleidas retreated to Athens. Ismenias was convicted and put to death.
Relationship record
Life events
- Timocrates distributed Persian gold to leaders in Thebes, Corinth, and Argos.(Book 3, section 5, part 1/2 · 📍 Thebes)
- With: Timocrates the Rhodian Androcleidas Galaxidorus Timolaus Polyanthes Cylon
- “In Thebes he gave gifts to Androcleidas, Ismenias, and Galaxidorus; in Corinth to Timolaus and Polyanthes; in Argos to Cylon and his party.”
- Leontiades seized Ismenias and had him imprisoned.(Book 5, section 2, part 3/3 · 📍 Cadmeia)
- With: Leontiades
- “I hereby seize the person of Ismenias as an arch-fomenter of war. I call upon you, sirs, who are captains of companies, and you who are ranked with them, to do your duty. Arise and secure the prisoner, and lead him away to the place appointed.”
- About three hundred supporters of Androcleidas and Ismenias retreated to Athens.(Book 5, section 2, part 3/3 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Androcleidas
- “These were the men who shared the views of Androcleidas and Ismenias, and they must have numbered about three hundred.”
- Another polemarch was chosen in place of Ismenias.(Book 5, section 2, part 3/3)
- With: Leontiades
- “Now that the transactions were concluded, another polemarch was chosen in place of Ismenias”
- Ismenias was convicted and put to death.(Book 5, section 2, part 3/3)
- “The verdict was given against him, and he was put to death.”
Book 3, section 5, part 1/2
- with Timocrates the Rhodian (Timocrates gives Ismenias a gift.) “In Thebes he gave gifts to Androcleidas, Ismenias, and Galaxidorus; in Corinth to Timolaus and Polyanthes; in Argos to Cylon and his party.”
Book 5, section 2, part 2/3
- rivals with Leontiades “The two polemarchs in office, Ismenias and Leontiades, were diametrically opposed, being the respective heads of antagonistic political clubs.”
Book 5, section 2, part 3/3
- with Leontiades (Leontiades arrested Ismenias.) “I hereby seize the person of Ismenias as an arch-fomenter of war.”
- with Androcleidas (Political associates.) “These were the men who shared the views of Androcleidas and Ismenias, and they must have numbered about three hundred.”
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