Othryades
Sign in to saveOthryades ( and Othryadas () was the last surviving Spartan of the 300 Spartans selected to fight against 300 Argives in the Battle of the 300 Champions. Ashamed by surviving his comrades, he committed suicide on the field following the battle.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sparta
- Conflict
- Battle of the 300 Champions
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- David d'Angers, Othryades 1810.jpg
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- Sparta
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- Description of Greece
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- Οθρυάδης
- date of death
- 0546-00-00
- date of birth
- 0501-00-00
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Othryades ( and Othryadas () was the last surviving Spartan of the 300 Spartans selected to fight against 300 Argives in the Battle of the 300 Champions. Ashamed by surviving his comrades, he committed suicide on the field following the battle.
==Biography== The Spartans and Argives were fighting for possession of Thyrea. Rather than commit their entire armies to the field, the Spartans and Argives agreed that the battle would be fought by 300 soldiers from each side, and whichever side won would possess the land. Othryades was one of 300 Spartan soldiers selected to fight the 300 Argive soldiers. The two main armies withdrew to their own territories before the battle commenced, because if the armies remained their soldiers might lend aid to their comrades if they saw them losing.
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