Archestratus

Role: Athenian commander · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 5

Immediately after the battle at Corcyra, Athens ordered Potidæa to raze its wall, give hostages, and dismiss its Corinthian magistrates. Just then, Archestratus, son of Lycomedes, commanded an expedition of thirty ships and a thousand infantry, with four colleagues, instructed to take hostages, raze the wall, and guard against revolt in neighbouring cities. Later, Chaereas, son of Archestratus, was aboard and had taken an active part in the revolution.

Relationship record

Life events

• Athens ordered Potidæa to demolish its wall, give hostages, dismiss Corinthian magistrates, and refuse their successors.(Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 5 · 📍 Potidæa)
  • With: Lycomedes
  • “The Potidæans, who inhabit the isthmus of Pallene, being a Corinthian colony, but tributary allies of Athens, were ordered to raze the wall looking towards Pallene, to give hostages, to dismiss the Corinthian magistrates, and in future not to receive the persons sent from Corinth annually to succeed them.”
• Athens sent thirty ships and a thousand infantry under Archestratus, ordering them to take hostages and raze Potidæa’s wall.(Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 5 · 📍 Potidæa)
  • With: Lycomedes
  • “They were just then sending off thirty ships and a thousand heavy infantry for his country under the command of Archestratus, son of Lycomedes, with four colleagues. They instructed the captains to take hostages of the Potidæans, to raze the wall, and to be on their guard against the revolt of the neighbouring cities.”

Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 5

• parent: Lycomedes “under the command of Archestratus, son of Lycomedes, with four colleagues.”

Book 8 · Chapter 25 · Part 6

• child: Chaereas “Chaereas, son of Archestratus, on board, an Athenian who had taken an active part in the revolution”

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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.