Xenophon (son of Euripides)
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| Intro | Military | |
| Places | Greece | |
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| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | Athens, Athens Municipality, Central Athens Regional Unit, Attica Region | |
| Death | 429Spartolos |
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Xenophon (Greek: Ξενοφῶν), son of Euripides, was one of the Athenian generals to whom Potidaea surrendered. Later in the same year (429 BC) Xenophon and two other generals led an expedition against the Chalcideans and Bottiaeans at the Battle of Spartolos, but were compelled to retreat into Potidaea