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Clearchus or Clearch (Ancient Greek: Κλέαρχος; 450 BC – 401 BC), the son of Rhamphias, was a Spartan general and mercenary, noted for leading the Ten Thousand in battle against the Persian king.
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Dec 15, 1992 · CLEARCHUS OF SPARTA (b. Sparta ca. 450 b.c.e., d. Babylon 401 b.c.e.), son of Rhamphias, Greek general in the service of Cyrus the Younger (Thucydides, 8.8.2; cf. Xenophon, Anabasis 2.6.15). In 412 b.c.e., during the Peloponnesian war, he commanded a Lacedaemonian naval operation in the Hellespont, during which Byzantium was taken (Thucydides ...
Apr 19, 2020 · Clearchus was a Spartan officer who held various commands at Byzantium (including making himself tyrant there in 403 BCE). He subsequently led a contingent of Greek mercenaries who fought on behalf of Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to win the Persian throne from Artaxerxes II.
Invited to a feast under the guise of diplomatic negotiations, the Greek generals, including the experienced Clearchus of Sparta, were seized and subsequently executed. This betrayal sent shockwaves through the ranks of the Ten Thousand.
Clearchus (klēär´kəs), d. 401 BC, Spartan officer, celebrated as the leader of the Ten Thousand.
Mar 4, 2022 · March of the Ten Thousand. The death and life of Clearchus. Narrated by Charlton Griffin. https://www.audioconnoisseur.com/index.html#issue/1.
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leadership at Cunaxa. Greek mercenaries under Clearchus, nearly 13,000 strong and the best trained and equipped troops in Cyrus’ army, routed the Persian left with few casualties, while Cyrus himself charged Artaxerxes’ centre with 600 cavalry. Cyrus succeeded in wounding his brother but was killed.
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