MILITARY PERSONNEL

Lamachus

500 BC - 414 BC

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Lamachus (Ancient Greek: Λάμαχος) was an Athenian strategos or general in the Peloponnesian War. He commanded as early as 435 BCE, and was prominent by the mid 420s. Aristophanes caricatured him in The Acharnians and subsequently honoured his memory in The Frogs. He was one of the three generals (alongside Nicias and Alcibiades) placed in command of the Sicilian Expedition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lamachus is the 1,018th most popular military personnel (up from 1,064th in 2019), the 472nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 466th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lamachus ranks 1,018 out of 2,058Before him are Charlie Wilson, Vetranio, Andrew Parker Bowles, Jean-Étienne Championnet, Joachim Schepke, and Peter Tordenskjold. After him are Constantin Prezan, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, Ding Ruchang, Hans Hartwig von Beseler, and Ivan Isakov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Lamachus ranks 53Before him are Callimachus, Hermocrates, Antalcidas, Telesilla, Agoracritus, and Corax of Syracuse. After him are Theagenes of Thasos, Sophron, Li Kui, Gylippus, Praxilla, and Anaxilas. Among people deceased in 414 BC, Lamachus ranks 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Lamachus ranks 472 out of 1,024Before him are Eupolis (-446), Miltiades the Elder (-600), Meleager (-320), Dimitar Blagoev (1856), Manuel Kantakouzenos (1326), and Isaeus (-420). After him are Koçi Xoxe (1911), Battus I of Cyrene (-580), Theagenes of Thasos (-500), Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou (1950), Archidamus IV (-400), and Axiothea of Phlius (-400).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Lamachus ranks 35Before him are Demosthenes (-412), Markos Botsaris (1790), Peithon (-355), Ian Hamilton (1853), Dimitrios Ioannidis (1923), and Georgios Karaiskakis (1780). After him are Gylippus (-500), Callicratidas (-500), Clearchus of Sparta (-401), Peisander (-500), Wehib Pasha (1877), and Ioannis Frangoudis (1863).