Erasinides
Athenian military commander (died 406 BC)
About Erasinides
Lived 450 BC – 406 BC (aged 43–44). Erasinides was a Greek military officer and military personnel.
Erasinides (; died 406 BC) was one of the ten commanders appointed to supersede Alcibiades after the Battle of Notium in 407 BCE.
According to the common reading in Xenophon, he and Leon of Salamis were with Conon when he was chased by Callicratidas to Mytilene. But we find Erasinides mentioned afterwards as one of the eight who commanded at Arginusae. Therefore, as classical scholars Morus and Schneider suggest, "Archestratus" must be substituted for both the above names in the passage of Xenophon, or we must suppose that Erasinides commanded the trireme which escaped to Athens with the news of Conon's blockade.
Erasinides was among the six generals who returned to Athens after the victory at Arginusae and were put to death in 406 BCE. Archedemus of Athens, in fact, took the first step against them by imposing a fine on Erasinides, and then calling him to account before a court of justice for retaining some public money which he had received in the Hellespont. On this charge, Erasinides was thrown into prison, and the success of the prosecution in the particular case paved the way to the more serious attack on the whole body of the generals.
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Who was Erasinides?
Athenian military commander (died 406 BC)
When was Erasinides born?
Erasinides was born in 450 BC.
When did Erasinides die?
Erasinides died in 406 BC in Athens.
What was Erasinides's occupation?
Erasinides was a military officer and military personnel.
What nationality was Erasinides?
Erasinides was Greek.
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