Melesippus
historical figure · 2 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Melesippus son of Diacritus
in the texts
History of the Peloponnesian War
One of the last Lacedaemonian ambassadors sent to Athens before the outbreak of war.
Finally, when the last ambassadors had come from Lacedaemonians, namely, Ramphias, Melesippus, and Agesander, and mentioned none of the things which they usually had before, but simply this,
And they sent an escort with Melesippus, to prevent his holding communication with any one.
Having thus spoken, and dismissed the assembly, Archidamus first sent Melesippus son of Diacritus, a Spartan, to Athens;
The Rights of War and Peace
Spartan ambassador expelled from Athens.
Thus at the suggestion of Pericles, Melesippus, the Lacedaemonian ambassador, was sent out of the territories of Athens;