Habronichos

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Habronichos or Abronichos ( Gr . Ἁβρώνιχος [Habrónichos] or Ἀβρώνιχος [Abrónichos]) was an Athenian citizen at the time of the Persian Wars .

Life

Habronichos is the son of Lysicles ' in the Attic demos Lamptrai born. He took part in the Persian Wars at the time of Xerxes I , where he brought the news of Leonidas ' defeat at the Battle of Thermopylae to the Athenian fleet off Cape Artemision . The following year he and Aristeides reported to Themistocles the progress of the construction of the wall around Athens. He may have been banished as a result of the ostracism .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the question of name see Antony E. Raubitschek : (H) abronichos. In: The Classical Review NS 6, 1956, 199-200.
  2. ↑ a b Herodotus 8, 21.
  3. ↑ a b Thucydides 1, 91.
  4. ↑ Several ostraka have been handed down for this, e.g. B. ML 21; see also individual proof 1.
personal data
SURNAME Habronichos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abronichos; Ἁβρώνιχος (ancient Greek); Habrónichos; Ἀβρώνιχος (ancient Greek); Abrónichos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bringer of news of the defeat of the Battle of Thermopylae
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 480 BC Chr.