Pythodoros (strategist)
Pythodoros ( ancient Greek Πυθόδωρος Pythódōros , Latinized Pythodorus; probably * before 479 BC; † after 414 BC) was a strategist in ancient Athens and a follower of Zenon of Elea .
In Plato's dialogue Parmenides , on the occasion of the great Panathenaic in August 450 , Pythodoros is the host of the aged Parmenides and his pupil Zenon. Previously he was referred to as a friend of Zenon, and he may also be his pupil. As a house owner and host, he must already have a certain social status at this time.
In 426/5 BC During the Peloponnesian War , Pythodoros was a strategist and was sent from Athens to Sicily, where he replaced Laches as commander in chief of the fleet. There he tried to recapture a Locrian fortress that Laches had already taken before him , but was defeated by the Locrians in the battle and withdrew again. After his return to Athens he was punished with exile.
literature
- Debra Nails: The People of Plato. A Prosopography of Plato and Other Socratics. Hackett, Indianapolis 2002, ISBN 0-87220-564-9 .
- Plato : Complete Works VII: Parmenides · Sophistes · Politikos. Greek and German. Based on the translation by Friedrich Schleiermacher , supplemented by translations by Franz Susemihl and others. Published by Karlheinz Hülser. Insel, Frankfurt a. M. and Leipzig 1991, ISBN 3-458-33107-7 .
- Thucydides : The Peloponnesian War. Translated and edited by Helmut Vretska and Werner Rinner. Reclam, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-15-001808-8 .
Remarks
- ↑ Cf. Plato, Parmenides 127a – c.
- ^ Plato, Parmenides 126b – c. See also Nails (2002) p. 259.
- ↑ Cf. Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War 3,115,2; 4,2,2-3; 4.65.3.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pythodorus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Πυθόδωρος (ancient Greek); Pythódōros; Pythodorus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Strategist in ancient Athens and follower of Zenon of Elea |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 479 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 414 BC Chr. |