About Themison of Samos
Lived 301 BC – 300 BC. Themison of Samos was a military personnel.
Themison of Samos was a naval commander in the service of Antigonus Monophthalmus.
He is first mentioned by Diodorus Siculus (Library of History, XIX.62) as bringing a fleet of 40 ships to Antigonus, who was besieging Tyre, from the Hellespont. He is next mentioned as participating in Demetrius Poliorcetes' expedition to Cyprus in 306 BC, and led the light vessels in the centre of the Antigonid fleet in the great sea-fight off Salamis against Ptolemy of Egypt (Diodorus, XX.50), which ended in a major victory for the Antigonid forces.
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Who was Themison of Samos?
Hellenistic admiral
When was Themison of Samos born?
Themison of Samos was born in 301 BC in Samos.
When did Themison of Samos die?
Themison of Samos died in 300 BC.
What was Themison of Samos's occupation?
Themison of Samos was a military personnel.
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