Charicles
5th-century BC Athenian politician, one of the Thirty Tyrants
About Charicles
Lived 450 BC – 403 BC (aged 46–47). Charicles was a Greek politician and military personnel.
Charicles , son of Apollodorus, was an ancient Athenian politician. In 415 BC he investigated the mutilation of the herms, and in 414/3 was made a general. In 411 Charicles became one of the Four Hundred, and he fled Athens after it fell; he returned in 404 and was one of the Thirty Tyrants. Along with Critias, he unsuccessfully forbade Socrates from speaking to men under the age of thirty. According to Aristotle he was one of the worst of the Thirty Tyrants.
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Who was Charicles?
5th-century BC Athenian politician, one of the Thirty Tyrants
When was Charicles born?
Charicles was born in 450 BC in Athens.
When did Charicles die?
Charicles died in 403 BC.
What was Charicles's occupation?
Charicles was a politician and military personnel.
What nationality was Charicles?
Charicles was Greek.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charicles. https://biography.guide/charicles/
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