Diphridas

{{Short description|Military officer from Sparta}}

Diphridas was a Spartan general in the Corinthian War. In 391 BC, he was placed in command of Spartan forces in Asia Minor, whose previous commander, Thibron, had been killed in an ambush. Diphridas continued his predecessor's policy of launching plundering raids into the territory of Persian satrap in the region, Struthas. These raids were highly successful; Diphridas at one point captured Struthas's son-in-law, and with the plunder he took he was able to hire mercenaries to enlarge his force.

References

  • Fine, John V.A. The Ancient Greeks: A critical history (Harvard University Press, 1983) {{ISBN|0-674-03314-0}}
  • {{cite wikisource |title=Hellenica |wslink=Hellenica (Xenophon) |author=Xenophon |translator=Henry Graham Dakyns |year=1890s |origyear=original 4th century BC}}

Category:4th-century BC Spartans

Category:Ancient Spartan generals

Category:Spartan hegemony

Category:Spartans of the Corinthian War