Ismenias
Sign in to saveIsmenias (Ancient Greek: Ἰσμηνίας) was an ancient Theban politician of the 4th century BC, leader of the Theban democratic faction.
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Thebes
- Place of birth
- Thebes
- Place of death
- Thebes
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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Ismenias (Ancient Greek: Ἰσμηνίας) was an ancient Theban politician of the 4th century BC, leader of the Theban democratic faction.
He rose to power in 403 BC, a year after the end of the Peloponnesian War, and pursued an anti-Spartan policy, which included harboring exiles fleeing from the Thirty Tyrants in Athens. In 382 BC, during a Spartan occupation of Thebes, he was identified, along with Androcleides, as one of the leaders of the anti-Spartan faction. He was imprisoned and executed for Medism.
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