Peisander

Then he appointed as admiral Peisander, his wife’s brother, a man who was ambitious and of a stout spirit, but rather inexperienced in making such provisions as were needful.

When he was at the entrance to Boeotia, the sun seemed to appear crescent-shaped, and word was brought to him that the Lacedaemonians had been defeated in the naval battle and the admiral, Peisander, had been killed.

And when Peisander, in spite of his ships being clearly fewer than the Greek ships under Conon, had formed his line of battle against them, his allies on the left wing immediately fled, and he himself, after coming to close encounter with the enemy, was driven ashore, his trireme damaged by the enemy’s beaks;

Gentlemen, I hereby denounce this man as having supplied corn and oar-spars to the enemy.

for Cleonymus’ decree had offered one thousand drachmae, and Peisander’s ten.

Peisander and Charicles, who were regarded in those days as the most fervent of democrats, were members of the commission of inquiry.

Peisander hereupon rose and moved that the decree passed in the archonship of Scamandrius be suspended and all whose names were on the list sent to the wheel, to ensure the discovery of everyone concerned before nightfall.

and Peisander of Cameirus the Heracleia of Peisinus of Lindus;

I certainly should like to see Peisander the politician learning to turn somersaults among the knives;