5th century BCE Spartan general, initial commander of the ten thousand
Clearchus
Clearchus of Sparta at the 401 BC Battle of Cunaxa, by Adrien Guignet.
Native name
Κλέαρχος
Born
450 BC Sparta
Died
401 BC (aged 49) Babylon, Achaemenid Empire
Allegiance
Sparta Ten Thousand
Rank
Strategos
Battles/wars
Peloponnesian War
Battle of Cyzicus
Battle of Arginusae
Battle of Cunaxa
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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