Aristeus son of Adimantus
Also known as: Aristeus · Family: Corinth · Role: general · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 6
In Book 1, Aristeus, son of Adimantus, took command of the expedition to Potidæa, where he was described as a steady friend to the Potidæans. After his wing won its fight, he forced his way back into the city with most of his men. When Potidæa was surrounded, he advised most of its defenders to sail away so provisions would last longer, but they refused; he later eluded the Athenian guardships and sailed out himself.
He remained among the Chalcidians and continued the war, laying an ambush near Sermylians that killed many. At the end of the same summer, in Thrace, he was with the party Sadocus sent on with Learchus and Ameiniades to seize the Lacedaemonian envoys, who were delivered to the Athenian ambassadors.
Relationship record
Life events
- The Athenians defeated the Potidæans and their allies; Callias was killed in the battle.(Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 6 · 📍 Potidæa)
- With: Callias
- “The Potidæans and their allies had close upon three hundred killed; the Athenians a hundred and fifty of their own citizens, and Callias their general.”
- After his wing won its fight, Aristeus forced his way back into Potidæa with most of his men.(Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 6 · 📍 Potidæa)
- “Not without difficulty, through a storm of missiles, he passed along by the breakwater through the sea, and brought off most of his men safe, though a few were lost.”
- Aristeus advised most of the defenders to sail away, but they refused.(Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 6 · 📍 Potidæa)
- “Aristeus, seeing its investment complete, and having no hope of its salvation, except in the event of some movement from the Peloponnese, or of some other improbable contingency, advised all except five hundred to watch for a wind and sail out of the place, in order that their provisions might last the longer. He was willing to be himself one of those who remained. Unable to persuade them”
- Aristeus eluded the Athenian guardships and sailed out of Potidæa.(Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 6 · 📍 Potidæa)
- “He eluded the guardships of the Athenians and sailed out.”
- Aristeus laid an ambush near Sermylians and killed many of them.(Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 6 · 📍 Sermylians)
- “Remaining among the Chalcidians, he continued to carry on the war; in particular he laid an ambuscade near the city of the Sermylians, and cut off many of them;”
- Sadocus had the Lacedaemonian envoys seized and delivered to the Athenian ambassadors.(Book 2 · Chapter 7 · Part 4 · 📍 Thrace)
- With: Sitalces Sadocus Learchus Ameiniades Aneristus Nicolaus Stratodemus Timagoras the Tegean Pollis
- “He accordingly had them seized, as they were travelling through Thrace to the vessel in which they were to cross the Hellespont, by a party whom he had sent on with Learchus and Ameiniades, and gave orders for their delivery to the Athenian ambassadors”
- The Athenians executed the envoys without trial and cast their bodies into a pit.(Book 2 · Chapter 7 · Part 4 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Aneristus Nicolaus Stratodemus Timagoras the Tegean Pollis
- “slew them all the same day, without giving them a trial or hearing the defence which they wished to offer, and cast their bodies into a pit”
Book 1 · Chapter 2 · Part 6
- parent: Adimantus “Aristeus, son of Adimantus, who was always a steady friend to the Potidæans, took command of the expedition”
Book 2 · Chapter 7 · Part 4
- with Sitalces (Aristeus and the other envoys attempted to persuade Sitalces to change sides.) “with the idea of inducing him, if possible, to forsake the alliance of Athens and to march on Potidæa then besieged by an Athenian force”
- with Learchus (Aristeus was among the envoys seized and delivered to the Athenian ambassadors.) “by a party whom he had sent on with Learchus and Ameiniades, and gave orders for their delivery to the Athenian ambassadors, by whom they were brought to Athens.”
- with Ameiniades (Aristeus was among the envoys seized and delivered to the Athenian ambassadors.) “by a party whom he had sent on with Learchus and Ameiniades, and gave orders for their delivery to the Athenian ambassadors, by whom they were brought to Athens.”
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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.