Taurosthenes
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
in the texts
Against Ctesiphon
Brother of Callias, accused of bringing mercenaries against the Athenians.
You, fellow citizens, had suffered many serious injuries at the hands of Mnesarchus of Chalcis, father of Callias and Taurosthenes, men whom Demosthenes now for gold dares to propose for enrollment as Athenian citizens;
After receiving such benefits at your hands, the Chalcidians did not requite you with like treatment, but as soon as you had crossed over to Euboea to help Plutarchus, while at first they did pretend to be friends to you, yet as soon as we had come to Tamynae and had crossed the mountain called Cotylaeum, then Callias the Chalcidian, who had been the object of Demosthenes’ hired praises, seeing th …
Against Demosthenes
The brother of Callias the Chalcidian, likewise made an Athenian citizen through Demosthenes and described as his agent.
You have induced the whole of Greece to send envoys to Alexander, since they have no other recourse, and have prevented all the satraps, who by themselves would willingly have joined forces with us, each with money and all the troops at his disposal, not merely from revolting from him, by your detention of Harpalus, but also each of them sent by Demosthenes, and with Olympias Callias the Chalcidia …