Lysicles
Native name
Λυσικλῆς
Bornc. 360 BC
Diedc. 338 BC (aged c. 22)
AllegianceAthens
Years of service338 BC
Battles/warsSecond Battle of Chaeronea

Lysicles (Greek: Λυσικλῆς Lysikles; died 338 BC), one of the commanders of the Athenian army in the Second Battle of Chaeronea, was subsequently condemned to death, upon the accusation of the orator Lycurgus.[1] The speech which Lycurgus delivered against Lysicles is referred to by Harpocration.[2]

Notes

  1. Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xvi. 58, 88
  2. Harpocration, Lexicon of the Ten Orators, s.vv. "epi Delio", "Lembadeia"

References

  • Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Lysicles (2)", Boston, (1867)
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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