Thrasybulus
Sign in to saveThrasybulus (; ; 440 – 388 BC) was a Greek general and democratic leader. In 411 BC, in the wake of an oligarchic coup at Athens, the pro-democracy sailors at Samos elected him as a general, making him a primary leader of the ultimately successful democratic resistance to the coup. As general, he was responsible for recalling the controversial nobleman Alcibiades from exile, and the two worked together extensively over the next several years. In 411 and 410, Thrasybulus was in command along with Alcibiades and others at several critical Athenian naval victories.
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- Born
- 0440-01-01
- Died
- 0389-01-01
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Six letters on excise and particularly on the act passed in 1789 for subjecting the manufacturers of and dealers in tobacco and snuff to the laws of excise
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Key facts
- Military person.battles
- Peloponnesian War Battle of Cynossema Battle of Abydos Battle of Cyzicus Battle of Arginusae Phyle Campaign Battle of Phyle Battle of Munychia Battle of Piraeus Corinthian War Battle of Nemea Battle of Coronea
- Military person.name
- Thrasybulus
- Military person.image
- Thrasybulus1.gif
- Military person.caption
- Thrasybulus receiving an olive crown for his successful campaign against the Thirty Tyrants. From Andrea Alciato's Emblemata.
- Military person.allegiance
- Athens
- Military person.rank
- Strategos
- Military person.birth_date
- 455–441 BC
- Military person.death_date
- 388 BC (aged 53–67)
- Military person.death_place
- Aspendos(modern-day Serik, Antalya, Turkey)
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 440 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 389 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Aspendos
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- strategos
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Conflict
- Corinthian War
- Military rank
- strategos
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Personal life and early career
- Coup of 411 BC
- In command
- The Thirty Tyrants
- Later actions
- Historical opinions
- Notes
- References
- Ancient sources
- Modern sources
Thrasybulus (; ; 440 – 388 BC) was a Greek general and democratic leader. In 411 BC, in the wake of an oligarchic coup at Athens, the pro-democracy sailors at Samos elected him as a general, making him a primary leader of the ultimately successful democratic resistance to the coup. As general, he was responsible for recalling the controversial nobleman Alcibiades from exile, and the two worked together extensively over the next several years. In 411 and 410, Thrasybulus was in command along with Alcibiades and others at several critical Athenian naval victories.
After Athens's defeat in the Peloponnesian War, Thrasybulus led the democratic resistance to the new oligarchic government, known as the Thirty Tyrants, imposed by the victorious Spartans upon Athens. In 404 BC, he commanded a small force of exiles that invaded the Spartan-ruled Attica and, in successive battles, first defeated a Spartan garrison and then the forces of the oligarchy. In the wake of these victories, democracy was re-established at Athens. As a leader of this revived democracy in the 4th century BC, Thrasybulus advocated a policy of resistance to Sparta and sought to restore Athens's imperial power. He was killed in 388 BC while leading an Athenian naval force during the Corinthian War.