The Athenian Embassy to Sparta in 371 B.C
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11877611 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D J Mosley (University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Pages | 41-46 |
| Publication date | 1962-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0068-6735 • E-ISSN: 2053-5899 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0068673500005344 |
| OpenAlex | W2322958431 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 1 |
Xenophon records that in 371 an embassy was sent from Athens to Sparta in order to negotiate a settlement. His account contains several peculiar features concerning both the procedure of the embassy and the personnel employed. To submit the historical writings of Xenophon to close and detailed scrutiny is often an unrewarding task, yet it is well to bear in mind that at the time of the events under discussion Xenophon, who had been exiled from Athens, was resident in the Peloponnese and he ought therefore to have been in a position to combine an understanding of the political workings of Athens with a knowledge of what went on in Sparta. We read that Callias the son of Hipponicus, Autocles the son of Strombichides, Demostratus the son of Aristophon, Aristocles, Cephisodotus, Melanopus and Lycaethus, seven names in all, were sent as envoys, and further that the popular orator Callistratus was also present in Sparta. Included in the account are three speeches which at first sight are discordant and which Xenophon attributes to Callias, Autocles and Callistratus
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