Leosthenes (admiral)
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Template:Short description Leosthenes (in Greek Λεωσθένης; died 361 BC) was an Athenian, who commanded a fleet and armament in the Cyclades in 361 BC. Having allowed himself to be surprised by Alexander, tyrant of Pherae, and defeated, with a loss of five triremes and 600 men, he was condemned to death by the Athenians, as a punishment for his ill success.[1]Template:R/superscript
References
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Leosthenes (1)"Script error: No such module "Category handler".[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Boston, (1867)
Notes
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- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xv. 95
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