Ischomachus
historical figure · 3 works · 6 mentions · 12 anchored passages
he · plain Ischomachus, my father’s son
in the texts
Economics
Ischomachus is introduced as a man widely reputed to be a gentleman, whom Socrates decided to meet.
Accordingly, since I heard the name applied to Ischomachus by men, women, citizens and strangers alike, I decided to meet him, if I could.
Assuredly when they challenge me to an exchange of property in order to escape some public burden, fitting a warship or providing a chorus, nobody looks for the gentleman, but the challenge refers to me as plain Ischomachus, my father’s son.
Well then, Socrates, answered Ischomachus, it will be a very great pleasure to me to give you an account of my daily occupations, that you may correct me if you think there is anything amiss in my conduct.
On the Mysteries
Father of a woman married by Callias.
Callias married a daughter of Ischomachus;
Stromata
Named as exemplary teacher of husbandry.
And just as, if a man attend to Ischomachus, he will make him a husbandman, and Lampis a shipmaster, and Charidemus a general, and Simon a horseman, and Perdix a huckster, and Crobylus a cook, and Archelaus a dancer, and Homer a poet, and Pyrrho a wrangler, and Demosthenes an orator, and Chrysippus a logician, and Aristotle a natural philosopher, and Plato a philosopher;