Paches
Family: Athenian · Role: commander · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 3
At the beginning of autumn, Paches, son of Epicurus, took command of the Athenian force sent to Mitylene, including a thousand heavy infantry. His forces blockaded the city by land and sea as winter approached.
At Notium, Paches invited Hippias the Arcadian commander at Notium to a parley, then took him into custody. He seized the fortification and killed Hippias the Arcadian commander at Notium despite having promised his safe return, then gave Notium to Colophonians who were not of the Median party; settlers from Athens later colonized it under Athenian laws. Back at Mitylene, he reduced Pyrrha and Eresus and found Salaethus hiding in the town, sending him to Athens with Mitylenians held at Tenedos and others he considered involved in the revolt. During the same campaign, Paches pursued Alcidas as far as Patmos, but turned back when he could not catch him.
Relationship record
Life events
- Paches took command of the Athenian force sent to Mitylene.(Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 3 · 📍 Mitylene)
- With: Epicurus
- “they sent out about the beginning of autumn Paches, son of Epicurus, to take the command, and a thousand Athenian heavy infantry;”
- Paches's force blockaded Mitylene by land and sea.(Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 3 · 📍 Mitylene)
- “Mitylene was thus blockaded strictly on both sides, by land and by sea; and winter now drew near.”
- Paches took Hippias into custody after inviting him out to a parley.(Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 5 · 📍 Notium)
- With: Hippias the Arcadian commander at Notium
- “upon his coming out to him, he put him into custody, though not in chains”
- Paches seized the fortification and killed Hippias after promising him safe return.(Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 5 · 📍 Notium)
- With: Hippias the Arcadian commander at Notium
- “Paches then gave up Notium to the Colophonians not of the Median party”
- Paches handed Notium to the Colophonians who were not of the Median party.(Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 5 · 📍 Notium)
- “Paches then gave up Notium to the Colophonians not of the Median party”
- Settlers from Athens colonized Notium under Athenian laws.(Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 5 · 📍 Notium)
- “settlers were afterwards sent out from Athens, and the place colonized according to Athenian laws”
- Paches reduced Pyrrha and Eresus and captured Salaethus in hiding.(Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 5 · 📍 Mitylene)
- “Arrived at Mitylene, Paches reduced Pyrrha and Eresus; and finding the Lacedaemonian, Salaethus, in hiding in the town”
- Paches sent Salaethus to Athens as a prisoner.(Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 5 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Salaethus
- “sent him off to Athens, together with the Mitylenians that he had placed in Tenedos”
Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 3
- parent: Epicurus “they sent out about the beginning of autumn Paches, son of Epicurus, to take the command, and a thousand Athenian heavy infantry;”
Book 3 · Chapter 9 · Part 5
- with Alcidas (Paches pursued Alcidas.) “Paches accordingly gave hot chase, and continued the pursuit as far as the isle of Patmos, and then finding that Alcidas had got on too far to be overtaken, came back again.”
- with Hippias the Arcadian commander at Notium (Paches took Hippias into custody and killed him.) “However, upon his coming out to him, he put him into custody, though not in chains, and attacked suddenly and took by surprise the fortification, and putting the Arcadians and the barbarians found in it to the sword, afterwards took Hippias into it as he had promised, and, as soon as he was inside, seized him and shot him down.”
- with Salaethus (Paches sent Salaethus to Athens.) “Arrived at Mitylene, Paches reduced Pyrrha and Eresus; and finding the Lacedaemonian, Salaethus, in hiding in the town, sent him off to Athens, together with the Mitylenians that he had placed in Tenedos, and any other persons that he thought concerned in the revolt.”
- enemies with Alcidas (Opposing commanders in the pursuit.) “Paches accordingly gave hot chase, and continued the pursuit as far as the isle of Patmos, and then finding that Alcidas had got on too far to be overtaken, came back again.”
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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.