Philocles
historical figure · 3 works · 4 mentions · 6 anchored passages
in the texts
Hellenica
One of two Athenians chosen as replacement generals after the people at home depose the generals following Arginusae.
and as his colleagues they chose two men, Adeimantus and Philocles.
As for Lysander, he took his prizes and prisoners and everything else back to Lampsacus, the prisoners including Philocles, Adeimantus, and some of the other generals.
As to Philocles, who threw overboard the Andrians and Corinthians, Lysander first asked him what he deserved to suffer for having begun outrageous practices towards Greeks, and then had his throat cut.
Letters
An Athenian statesman named alongside Demosthenes as one whom the Athenians themselves cast into exile despite loyal service.
So, when it is possible for all to behold object-lessons of such a kind and on such a scale, from which everyone would conclude that it does not pay to espouse the cause of the people, I begin to fear that some day you may become destitute of men who will speak on your behalf, especially when of the friends of the people some are being taken away by man’s natural destiny, by accident, and by the l …
In Defence of Euxenippus
A man to whom Euxenippus is alleged to have tried to marry his daughter, mentioned as one of the prosecution's irrelevant fresh charges.
After a scanty reference to the defendant’s written statement you are now bringing fresh charges and incriminations against him, mentioning, amongst other similar allegations, that he tried to marry his daughter to Philocles, that he undertook an arbitration for Demotion, and other similar charges.