Patrocles (half-brother of Socrates)

Patrocles (Ancient Greek: Πατροκλῆς) was an Athenian of the Classical period, known chiefly for being the half‐brother of the philosopher Socrates.[1] Patrocles was King Archon of the board of ten oligarchs who replaced the Thirty Tyrants after their downfall.[2]

Biography

Patrocles was born in Athens during the 5th century BC. He was the son of Phaenarete, the mother of Socrates and a midwife of some renown in Athens, and Chaeredemus, her second husband.[1] In 415 BC, a Patrocles (believed to be Socrates' half-brother) was one of seven who fled into exile as a result of the scandals and failed oligarchic coup of that year.[3] He later returned to Athens and held an official position in the Athenian treasury,[4] being Archon basileus of the board of ten oligarchs.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Origin of Socrates: What We Know (and Don't Know)". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. ^ a b Tuplin, Christopher; Hobden, Fiona, eds. (2012). Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Enquiry. Brill. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9789004234192. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. ^ Bussanich, John; Smith, Nicholas D., eds. (2013). The Bloomsbury Companion to Socrates. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 333. ISBN 9781441112842. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. ^ D’Angour, Armand (2019). Socrates in Love. The Making of a Philosopher. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 9781408883907. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

Further reading

Nails, Debra (2002). "Patrocles of Alopece, son of Chaeredemus". The People of Plato: A Prosopography of Plato and Other Socratics. Indianapolis/Cambridge: Hackett Publishing. pp. 218–219. ISBN 9781603840279.

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