Ameinias
historical figure · 8 works · 8 mentions · 9 anchored passages
Ameinias of Pallene · Ameinias the Deceleian · Ameinias the Phocian · Aminias of Pallene
spoken of as
2 expressionsAmeinias of Pallene1 mention
The Histories (Greek)
The rest of the Hellenes began to back water and tried to beach their ships, but Ameinias of Pallene, an Athenian, charged and rammed a ship.
Ameinias the Phocian1 mention
Pyrrhus (Greek)
But now the good fortune of the city, either because she was satisfied with the bravery of its men, or because she would show forth the great power which she herself has in desperate crises, brought to their aid from Corinth, when the hopes of the Spartans were already sorry, Ameinias the Phocian, one of the generals of Antigonus, with mercenary troops;
in the texts
On the Choreutes
A trustworthy member of the Erechtheid tribe, officially chosen to recruit and supervise its choruses, appointed by the defendant as one of the chorus's overseers.
The first, Ameinias, whom I thought a trustworthy man, belonged to the Erechtheid tribe and had been officially chosen by it to recruit and supervise its choruses at the various festivals;
Against Boeotus II
Associate of the speaker in collecting mercenaries during military service.
In addition to all this, on the charge that, when I was on military service and had collected mercenaries with Ameinias (seeing that I was well-provided with funds from other sources, and had collected from Mytilene from your proxenus Apollonides and the friends of our city three hundred Phocaic staters, and had spent that sum upon these troops, in order that a matter might be prosecuted which was …
Vitae philosophorum
Pythagorean, son of Diochaetas, whom Parmenides followed more than Xenophanes and honored with a shrine after death.
According to Sotion he also associated with Ameinias the Pythagorean, who was the son of Diochaetas and a worthy gentleman though poor.
The Histories
Athenian captain credited by the Athenians with initiating the fighting at Salamis and later named among the battle's most courageous individuals.
The rest of the Hellenes began to back water and tried to beach their ships, but Ameinias of Pallene, an Athenian, charged and rammed a ship.
Among individuals they were Polycritus the Aeginetan and the Athenians Eumenes of Anagyrus and Aminias of Pallene, the one who pursued Artemisia.
Comparison of Aristides and Marcus Cato
Greek warrior named as one of Aristides's rivals for second honors in the Persian War battles.
Furthermore, Aristides was not the foremost man in any one of his victories, but Miltiades has the chief honour of Marathon, Themistocles of Salamis, and at Plataea, Herodotus says it was Pausanias who won that fairest of all victories, while even for second honours Aristides has such rivals as Sophanes, Ameinias, Callimachus, and Cynaegeirus, who displayed the greatest valour in those actions.
Pyrrhus
One of Antigonus's generals who brings mercenary troops from Corinth to reinforce Sparta during the siege.
But now the good fortune of the city, either because she was satisfied with the bravery of its men, or because she would show forth the great power which she herself has in desperate crises, brought to their aid from Corinth, when the hopes of the Spartans were already sorry, Ameinias the Phocian, one of the generals of Antigonus, with mercenary troops;
Themistocles
Athenian who, with Socles, killed Ariamenes at Salamis.
It was upon him that Ameinias the Deceleian and Socles the Paeanian bore down,—they being together on one ship,—and as the two ships struck each other bow on, crashed together, and hung fast by their bronze beaks, he tried to board their trireme;
History of the Peloponnesian War
Lacedaemonian commissioned alongside Isagoras and Aristeus to inspect Brasidas's cities.
Isagoras, however, Ameinias, and Aristeus, themselves came to Brasidas, being commissioned by the Lacedaemonians to inspect the state of affairs;