History of the Peloponnesian War · Character
Therimenes
Spartan commander who died in battle.
minor
First appearance: book i
Therimenes shows up with force in Nineteenth and twentieth years of the war — Revolt of Ionia — Intervention of Persia — The War in Ionia. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Lacedaemonian who brings the Peloponnesian fleet to Miletus and negotiates the treaty with Tissaphernes before being lost at sea.
Therimenes first appears in 0002 book i.
In Nineteenth and twentieth years of the war — Revolt of Ionia — Intervention of Persia — The War in Ionia: Lacedaemonian who brings the Peloponnesian fleet to Miletus and negotiates the treaty with Tissaphernes before being lost at sea.
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- Diverse Figures of the War
- Spartan and Athenian Leaders
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- Spartan Admirals and Governors
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See Therimenes in book i