Callicratidas
Callicratidas | |
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Native name | Καλλικρατίδας |
Born | c. 450 BC |
Died | 406 BC Lacedaemon |
Years of service | 406 - 406 BC |
Battles/wars | Battle of Mytilene Battle of Arginusae † |
Callicratidas (
Biography
Callicratidas's tenure as navarch was short, and he encountered a number of difficulties. Chief among these were the intrigues of his predecessor, who had apparently returned the money from which the fleet was supposed to be paid for to its source, the
After winning an initial victory against the Athenian admiral Conon at Mytilene, Callicratidas came up against a sizable Athenian force sent out to relieve Conon. He met this force at the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC. His force was soundly defeated, and Callicratidas himself was killed. After his death, Lysander returned from Sparta to take command of Sparta's naval efforts in the Aegean.
Callicratidas is remembered as a Spartan of the old school. He disdained the policy of alliance with Persia that had come into favor under Lysander, and he stated that if the choice were his, he would seek peace with Athens. The increasing role of money in Spartan politics and diplomacy offended his traditionalist, antimaterialist sensibilities. Although unsuccessful in his command, he won the respect of many Spartans and allies, and was well regarded after his death.
Pseudo-Callicratidas
Callicratidas is not to be confused with Pseudo-Callicratidas, the pseudonymous author of the
Notes
- ^ Donald Kagan, The Fall of the Athenian Empire, Cornell University, 1987, p. 327.
- ^ Callicratidas - Brill Online Reference Works
- ^ Korinna Zamfir, Men and Women in the Household of God: A Contextual Approach to Roles and Ministries in the Pastoral Epistle, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013, pp. 374–5.
References
- Plutarch, Parallel Lives
- Kagan, Donald. The Peloponnesian War (Penguin Books, 2003). ISBN 0-670-03211-5
- Fine, John V.A. The Ancient Greeks: A critical history (Harvard University Press, 1983) ISBN 0-674-03314-0
External links
- An excerpt Archived 2006-02-23 at the Wayback Machine from Plutarch's life of Lysander, which deals with Callicratidas's time as navarch.