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Timocrates of Rhodes

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(4th century BC) a Rhodian Greek opposed to Sparta

WritersLived 450 BC to 400 BC · aged 50
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Timocrates of Rhodes was a Rhodian Greek sent by the Persian satrap Pharnabazus in 396 or 395 BC to distribute money to Greek city states and foment opposition to Sparta. He visited Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos.

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Timocrates of Rhodes delivered tens of thousands of Darics (popularly called "archers"), the main currency in Achaemenid coinage, that were used to bribe the Greek states to start a war against Sparta, so that Agesilaus would have to be recalled from Asia Minor.[1]Timocrates of Rhodes delivered tens of thousands of Darics (popularly called "archers"), the main currency in Achaemenid coinage, that were used to bribe the Greek states to start a war against Sparta, so that Agesilaus would have to be recalled from Asia Minor.[1]

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Timocrates of Rhodes was a Rhodian Greek sent by the Persian satrap Pharnabazus in 396 or 395 BC to distribute money to Greek city states and foment opposition to Sparta. He visited Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos. His encouragement prompted Thebes to provoke Sparta into war, beginning the Corinthian War, which dragged on from 395 to 387 BC.

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Lived 450 BC to 400 BC · aged 50
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