Leosthenes (admiral)

Leosthenes (admiral)

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.rf|1|diod_15.95

References

*Smith, William (editor); "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1868.html "Leosthenes (1)"] , Boston, (1867)

Note

ent|1|diod_15.95 Diodorus Siculus, "Bibliotheca", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Diod.+15.95.1 xv. 95]

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