# Pisander — History of the Peloponnesian War character guide

> Pisander in History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

Athenian oligarch who helped establish the Four Hundred.

## Relationships

### [Alcibiades](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/characters/alcibiades)

_friendship_

Alcibiades and Pisander were political allies in Athens, with Pisander helping to orchestrate the oligarchic coup that aimed to recall Alcibiades.

## In the story

### [Intrigues and Oligarchic Conspiracies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/history_of_the_peloponnesian_war_se/chapters/xxv)

Leads the Athenian embassy to negotiate with Tissaphernes and Alcibiades; advocates for oligarchy and the recall of Alcibiades.

## Links

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