Kallistratos of Aphidnai

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Kallistratos of Aphidnai ( Greek Καλλίστρατος Kallístratos ; * around 410 BC; † probably 355 BC) was an orator, politician and general of the 4th century BC. In Athens .

Life

Kallistratos was the son of a Kallikrates and came from the Attic Demos Aphidnai .

He played an important role in Athens politics during the first half of the 4th century BC. "While Kallistratos' unbridled personal passions are caricatured in the sources, his handling of political affairs is described as very conscientious. Kallistratos von Aphidnai shaped the politics of Athens in a special way and thus also influenced the fate of the whole of Greece significantly, so that he was right as the real builder of a new economic and foreign policy in the first half of the 4th century BC. Is considered. "

Several times Kallistratos was active as a general next to Timotheus , Chabrias and Iphikrates . 371 BC He traveled to Sparta at the head of an embassy and spoke there with success for an understanding between Sparta and Athens. His speech on Oropos , the bone of contention between Athens and Thebes , inspired Demosthenes for eloquence. He was a staunch opponent of Thebes, and when his anti-Boeotic policies caused heavy losses to the state he was indicted, and despite his eloquence, the only way to avoid death was through voluntary exile in Macedonia (361 BC). Returned to Athens from exile without permission, he was probably born in 355 BC. Executed.

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  1. ^ Barbara Hochschulz: Kallistratos von Aphidnai . 2007, p. 2 f.
personal data
SURNAME Kallistratos of Aphidnai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Callistratus aphidnensis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek speaker, politician and general
DATE OF BIRTH around 410 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH around 355 BC Chr.