Adeimantos (Athenian)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adeimantos ( Greek Ἀδείμαντος Adeímantos ), son of Leukolophides , was an Attic general, close friend of Alcibiades and adherent of an oligarchic order.

Together with Alkibiades Adeimantos was 415/14 BC. Involved in the mystery process and then banished; his property was confiscated. In the following years he probably stayed with Alcibiades, whom he possibly accompanied to Sparta and Ionia. The close connection is also evidenced by the appointment of Adeimantos as strategist , which Alcibiades enforced immediately after his rehabilitation and return to Athens in the summer of 408. In the winter of 408/407 Adeimantos therefore appears alongside Alkibiades and the experienced Aristocrates as strategist of an expedition against the renegade island of Andros . On the second escape of Alcibiades in the spring of 407, however, he did not follow his patron.

After the Battle of the Arginus , Adeimantos was in 406 BC. Again - together with Konon , Tydeus , Philokles and Menandros - elected strategist. Since the Athenians had previously executed or driven into exile almost all experienced generals, the new college of strategists formed the last contingent, in which only Konon had sufficient experience in naval warfare. After the Athenian defeat in the sea ​​battle at Aigospotamoi in 405 BC. Adeimantos came into Spartan captivity. When criminal court the winner he was of Lysander released the only Athenians again because he had voted the only one against a motion of Philocles in Attic army assembly, after the Spartan prisoners the right hand (or the right thumb) was to chop off so they do not keep fighting could. Philocles and the rest of the Athenian prisoners were executed.

In Athens these events led to an indictment against Adeimantos because he was slandered and accused of having betrayed the fleet at Aigospotamoi. However, there is no record of a conviction, so that he was probably able to save himself.

swell

literature

personal data
SURNAME Adeimantos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Athenian strategist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr.