# Eurymedon — History of the Peloponnesian War character guide

> Eurymedon in History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0002-book-i

## Snapshot

Athenian admiral who ferries reinforcements and orders across the Ionian and Sicilian theaters, often arriving just as a campaign's fate is decided.

## Who they are

Eurymedon is one of Athens' workhorse commanders, entrusted with fleets that carry both troops and the assembly's shifting instructions to distant fronts. His missions repeatedly place him at the hinge of events, where a delayed arrival or a misread order can tip a siege. He embodies the strain of a naval empire stretched across too many seas at once.

## Relationships

### [Demosthenes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/characters/demosthenes)

_professional_

Demosthenes and Eurymedon were Athenian generals who cooperated in naval campaigns, but Eurymedon's death in Sicily left Demosthenes isolated.

### [Demosthenes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/characters/demosthenes)

_professional_

Demosthenes and Eurymedon were Athenian generals who cooperated in naval campaigns, but Eurymedon's death in Sicily left Demosthenes isolated.

## In the story

### [The Corcyraean Revolution and Its Aftermath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/chapters/x)

Leads the Athenian fleet of sixty ships sent to Corcyra; his arrival causes the Peloponnesians to flee, and he remains for seven days while the Corcyraean democrats massacre their enemies.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/chapters/xi)

Co-commander of the Athenian levy at Tanagra alongside Hipponicus.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/chapters/xiii)

Fined by the Athenians upon return from Sicily for allegedly taking bribes to withdraw when they could have subdued the island.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/chapters/xviii)

Mentioned as having co-led an earlier expedition to Sicily, setting the stage for the larger venture.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/chapters/xxii)

Arrives with Demosthenes and agrees with his proposal to retreat; supports the plan to move to Thapsus or Catana.

## Links

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