person
Timotheus of Athens
Timotheus
also: Timotheus Cononis filius, Timotheus, son of Conon
Fourth-century Athenian general, son of the admiral Conon, who won notable victories and was also a pupil of Isocrates. Cicero praises him for adding intellectual and literary glory to his inherited military distinction.
Reading notes
- On Duties §1.116 Timotheus, son of Conon
Timotheus, fourth-century Athenian general, son of the admiral Conon who restored Athens's walls. Cicero praises him for adding literary and intellectual distinction to inherited military glory.
- Tusculan Disputations §5.100 when he had dined at Plato's
Timotheus, the Athenian general and son of Conon, who praised Plato's simple dinners as pleasant even the day after. The remark contrasts moderate fare with the heavy banquets that dull the mind.