Lichas
historical figure · 3 works · 5 mentions · 10 anchored passages
Lichas the son of Arcesilaus
in the texts
History of the Peloponnesian War
Spartan commissioner sent to advise Astyochus, sharply critical of the treaties with Persia.
The Lacedaemonians also sent eleven Spartans as assistant counsellors for Astyochus, one of whom was Lichas, the son of Arcesilaus.
Lichas, more especially, kept an eye on the transactions, and said, that neither of the two treaties was properly drawn up, Neither that of Chalcideus, nor that of Theramenes, but it was a shameful thing that the king should even now claim to be master of all the country over which he and his ancestors had formerly had dominion.
especially since he had observed the dissatisfaction of the Peloponnesians which had been expressed at Cnidus about the treaty of Theramenes, (for as at this time they were at Rhodes, it had already occurred,) in the course of which Lichas had verified the observation which had before been made by Alcibiades about the Lacedaemonians liberating all the states, when he said that it was an intolerabl …
The Histories
Spartan agent, one of the 'doers of good deeds,' who discovers and recovers the bones of Orestes from Tegea by shrewd deduction.
He dug up the grave and collected the bones, then hurried off to Sparta with them.
Finally it was found by Lichas, who was one of the Spartans who are called “doers of good deeds.
It was Lichas, one of these men, who found the tomb in Tegea by a combination of luck and skill.
Hellenica
Elderly Lacedaemonian scourged and driven out by the Eleans after his chariot, entered under Theban name, won at the games.
and this alone did not suffice them, but furthermore, after Lichas had made over his chariot to the Thebans and they were proclaimed victorious, when Lichas came in to put the garland upon his charioteer, they had scourged him, an old man, and driven him out.