Xenophon's Hellenica

Philocrates

Family: Athenians · Role: commander · First appears: Book 4, section 8, part 2/4

In 390 BC, while sailing from Cnidus toward Rhodes with ten Athenian triremes to aid Evagoras, Philocrates, son of Ephialtes, was captured by Teleutias, along with his flotilla.

Relationship record

Life events

  • On the voyage from Cnidus on to Rhodes, Teleutias captured Philocrates and the ten Athenian triremes sailing to Cyprus to aid Evagoras.(Book 4, section 8, part 2/4)
    • With: Teleutias Evagoras
    • “The whole flotilla fell into the Spartan's hands--a curious instance, it may be added, of cross purposes on the part of both belligerents.”

Book 4, section 8, part 2/4

  • parent: Ephialtes “It was during this portion of the voyage that he fell in with Philocrates, the son of Ephialtes, who was sailing from Athens to Cyprus with ten triremes, in aid of their ally Evagoras.”
  • with Teleutias (Teleutias encountered Philocrates's flotilla.) “It was during this portion of the voyage that he fell in with Philocrates, the son of Ephialtes, who was sailing from Athens to Cyprus with ten triremes, in aid of their ally Evagoras.”

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