Alcamenes, son of Sthenelaides

Alcamenes (Gr. polytonic|Ἀλκαμένης), son of Sthenelaidas, was appointed by Agis II as "harmost" of the Lesbians when they wished to revolt from the Athenians in 412 BC. When Alcamenes put to sea with twenty-one ships to sail to Chios, he was pursued by the Athenian fleet off the Isthmus of Corinth, and driven on shore. The Athenians at­tacked the ships when on shore, and Alcamenes was killed in the battle. [Thucydides, viii. 5, 10] cite encyclopedia | last = Smith | first = William | authorlink = William Smith (lexicographer) | title = Alcamenes | editor = William Smith | encyclopedia = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | volume = 1 | pages = 96 | publisher = Little, Brown and Company | location = Boston | year = 1867 | url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0105.html ]

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