Lamachus · Atlas

in the texts

History of the Peloponnesian WarClassical · Greek

Athenian commander who sails into the Pontus and loses his ships to a flash flood, leading his troops overland to Chalcedon.

Not long after, Lamachus, who had sailed into the Pontus, having anchored in the river Calex, in the territory of Heraclea, lost his ships in consequence of a rain in the interior, and the flood coming suddenly down upon them.

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The same summer, when Antandrus was going to be strengthened by the Mytilenaeans, as they were planning [when we last mentioned them], Demodocus and Aristides, the commanders of the ships sent to levy contributions, being about the Hellespont, (for Lamachus, their third colleague, had sailed with ten ships into the Pontus,) became aware of the provisions made for the place, and thinking there was …

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they voted to send sixty ships, with Alcibiades son of Clinias, Nicias son of Niceratus, and Lamachus son of Xenophanes, as commanders, with full powers, to assist the Segestans against the Selinuntines, and to join in re-founding Leontini, should they gain any advantage in the war, and to carry out all other measures in Sicily, as they should deem best for the Athenians.

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On the MysteriesClassical · Greek

A general preparing to depart with the Sicilian expedition.

The Assembly had met to give audience to Nicias, Lamachus, and Alcibiades, the generals about to leave with the Sicilian expedition—in fact, Lamachus’ flag-ship was already lying offshore—when suddenly Pythonicus rose before the people and cried:

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LachesClassical · Greek

Athenian general cited by Nicias as an example, alongside Laches, of a courageous and therefore wise man.

for I grant that you, and Lamachus also, are wise, since you are courageous, and I say the same of numerous other Athenians.

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