P. of Megara led a mercenary unit to Cyrus [3] in Sardis (Xen. An. 1,2,3), but later, in Myriandrus and under unexplained circumstances, he broke away from the army of Cyrus, together with the mercenary leader Xenias (ibid. 1,4,6-9).
The example of P. provides a good insight in the business of an Athenian trapezítēs. Origi…
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Beck, Hans (Cologne) and
Schmitz, Winfried (Bielefeld),
“Pasion”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
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