Chabrias

Chabrias (; bef. 420–357 BC) was an Athenian general active in the first half of the 4th century BC. During his career he was involved in several battles, both on land and sea. The orator Demosthenes described him as one of the most successful commanders Athens ever had:To sum up the whole: he is the only general who never lost a single city or post or ship or soldier, when he commanded you: none of your enemies has any trophy over you and him, while you have many over many enemies under his command.

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Military person.name: Chabrias
Military person.image_size: 300
Military person.allegiance: Athens
Military person.rank: Strategos
Military person.death_date: 357 BC
Military person.birth_place: Aixone, Athens (now Glyfada)
Military person.death_place: Chios
Military person.battles: Corinthian WarBoeotian WarSocial War

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Classical Athens
Place of birth: Athens
Place of death: Chios
Occupation: military personnel
Position held: strategos
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Conflict: Battle of Naxos
Military rank: strategos
Image: Agesilas in Egypt 361 BCE.jpg

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date of death: 0357-01-01
date of birth: 0500-01-01
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
time period: classical antiquity
P8168: Bertren
significant place: Classical Athens

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Family
Career
Corinthian War (395–387 BC)
Boeotian War (378–371 BC)
Oropos Affair
Social War (357–355 BC) and the death of Chabrias
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== Family == Little is known of Chabrias' background, except that his father's name was Ctesippus and that he was rich enough to be subject to the liturgy, having been a trierarch in 377–376 BC. He is known to have had one other son, also named .

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