Cnemus
historical figure · 1 work · 2 mentions · 9 anchored passages
Cnemus, a Spartan
in the texts
History of the Peloponnesian War
Spartan admiral who commands the Lacedaemonian fleet against Zacynthus and later leads the combined land force that invades Acarnania and advances on Stratus.
On board the fleet were a thousand heavy-armed of the Lacedaemonians, and Cnemus, a Spartan, as admiral.
In the mean time Cnemus and the one thousand heavy-armed with him had effected a passage unobserved by Phormio, who commanded the twenty Athenian ships that kept guard off Naupactus;
Being thus persuaded, the Lacedaemonians despatched immediately Cnemus, who was still high-admiral, and the heavy-armed on board a few vessels;