iolaidas

Updated: May 22, 2025

Epaminondas was carried off the field with the spear-head still fixed in his breast. Having satisfied himself that his shield was safe, and that the victory was gained, he inquired for Iolaidas and Daiphantus, whom he intended to succeed him in the command. Being informed that both were slain: "Then" he observed "you must make peace."

Sir William Smith - A Smaller history of Greece : From the earliest times to the Roman conquest