Laodamas

Family: Ionian · Role: despot of Phocaia · First appears: Book 4 · §135–142

Life events

The Ionian leaders adopt Histiaios's opinion instead of Miltiades's.(Book 4 · §135–142)
- With: Histiaios Daphnis Hippoclos Herophantos Metrodoros Aristagoras of Kyzicos Ariston Strattis Aiakes Aristagoras of Kyme
- “forthwith all turned to this opinion, whereas at the first they were adopting that of Miltiades.”
The Ionians resolve to break part of the bridge as a deceptive show of compliance.(Book 4 · §135–142 · 📍 Ister)
- With: Histiaios Daphnis Hippoclos Herophantos Metrodoros Aristagoras of Kyzicos Ariston Strattis Aiakes Aristagoras of Kyme
- “they resolved to add to it deeds and words as follows, namely to break up that part of the bridge which was on the side towards the Scythians, to break it up, I say, for a distance equal to the range of an arrow,”
The Argives drove the Cadmeians out, and they turned to go to the Enchelians.(Book 5 · §52–62)
- With: Eteocles
- “it was in the reign of this very Laodamas the son of Eteocles that the Cadmeians were driven out by the Argives and turned to go to the Enchelians”
The Boeotians forced the Gephyraians left behind to retire to Athens.(Book 5 · §52–62 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Eteocles
- “the Gephyraians being then left behind were afterwards forced by the Boeotians to retire to Athens”

child: Sostratos “with the exception at least of Sostratos the son of Laodamas the Eginetan, for with him it is not possible for any other man to contend.”

parent: Eteocles “now it was in the reign of this very Laodamas the son of Eteocles that the Cadmeians were driven out by the Argives and turned to go to the Enchelians; and the Gephyraians being then left behind were afterwards forced by the Boeotians to retire to Athens.”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.