Hippocrates of Athens [SEP] father
Hippocrates of Athens
Hippocrates of Athens (, "Hippokrátēs"; c. 459 – 424 BC), the son of Ariphron, was a strategos of the Athenians in 424 BC, serving alongside Demosthenes.
In the summer of 424, Hippocrates and Demosthenes set out from Athens to seize the long walls of Megara (which connected the city with its port Nisaea). The Spartan garrison at Nisaea surrendered, but the Athenians were unable to capture Megara itself, and were compelled to withdraw when the Brasidas arrived to relieve the
Hippocrates (disambiguation)
Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
Hippocrates may also refer to:
- Hippocrates (physician), the name of several other physicians related to Hippocrates
- Hippocrates of Chios, ancient Greek geometer who wrote the first known work systematizing the fundamentals of geometry
- Hippocrates of Athens (died 424 BC), ancient Greek general who was slain at the battle of Delium
- Hippocrates, father