Adeimantus of Corinth
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Adeimantus of Corinth son of Ocytus, was the Corinth
ian commander during the invasion of Greece by Xerxes
. Before the Battle of Artemisium
(480 BC
) he threatened to sail away. He opposed Themistocles with great insolence in the council which the commanders held before the Battle of Salamis
(also 480 BC
). Herodotus quotes the following dialogue: According to the Athenians
he took to flight at the very commencement of the battle, but this was denied by the Corinthians and the other Greeks.
Adeimantus' son Aristeus was the Corinthian commander at the Battle of Potidaea
in 432 BC.
Corinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
ian commander during the invasion of Greece by Xerxes
Xerxes I of Persia
Xerxes I of Persia , Ḫšayāršā, ), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the fifth king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire.-Youth and rise to power:...
. Before the Battle of Artemisium
Battle of Artemisium
The Battle of Artemisium was a series of naval engagements over three days during the second Persian invasion of Greece. The battle took place simultaneously with the more famous land battle at Thermopylae, in August or September 480 BC, off the coast of Euboea and was fought between an alliance of...
(480 BC
480 BC
Year 480 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vibulanus and Cincinnatus...
) he threatened to sail away. He opposed Themistocles with great insolence in the council which the commanders held before the Battle of Salamis
Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis was fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in September 480 BCE, in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens...
(also 480 BC
480 BC
Year 480 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vibulanus and Cincinnatus...
). Herodotus quotes the following dialogue: According to the Athenians
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
he took to flight at the very commencement of the battle, but this was denied by the Corinthians and the other Greeks.
Adeimantus' son Aristeus was the Corinthian commander at the Battle of Potidaea
Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was, with the Battle of Sybota, one of the catalysts for the Peloponnesian War. It was fought near Potidaea in 432 BC between Athens and a combined army from Corinth and Potidaea, along with their various allies....
in 432 BC.