Hermocrates | |
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Native name | Ἑρμοκράτης |
Born | unknown |
Died | c. 407 BC |
Allegiance | Syracuse |
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Hermocrates (/hɜːrˈmɒkrəˌtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμοκράτης, romanized: Hermokrátēs, c. 5th century – 407 BC) was an ancient Syracusan general from Greek Sicily during the Athenians' Sicilian Expedition in the midst of the Peloponnesian War. He is also remembered as a character in the Timaeus and Critias dialogues of Plato.