Xenias
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Xenias of Parrhasia · Xenias the Arcadian
in the texts
Anabasis
Greek mercenary commander associated with Cyrus, later one of the generals who deserts at Myriandus.
Cyrus accordingly went up to his father, taking with him Tissaphernes as a friend and accompanied by three hundred Greek hoplites, under the command of Xenias of Parrhasia.
Xenias, then, arrived at Sardis with the troops from the cities, who were hoplites to the number of four thousand;
There he remained three days, during which time Xenias the Arcadian celebrated the Lycaean festival with sacrifice and held games;
Hellenica
Wealthy Elean, said to have measured out his inherited money with a bushel measure, who led the pro-Spartan faction's failed coup attempt.
Now while the country was being ravaged and the Lacedaemonian army was in the neighbourhood of Cyllene, the party of Xenias—the man of whom it was said that he measured out with a bushel measure the money he received from his father—wishing to have their city go over to the Lacedaemonians and to receive the credit for this, rushed out of a house, armed with swords, and began a slaughter;