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Echedemos
Echedemos (Greek: Ἐχέδημος; fl. 190 BC) was a Greek statesman of ancient Athens.
Echedemos, son of Mnesitheos, Kydathenaieus, was a member of an important family, part of Athenian aristocracy.
He had at least two sons, Mnesitheos and Arketos, born circa 200 BC or slightly later.
In 190 BC, Echedemos was the head of the Athenian embassy that negotiated a truce between the Roman Republic and the Aetolian League.
In 185/184 BC he played a significant role in the reorganization of the Delphic Amphictyonic League.
In the year of 170/169 BC he is thought to have been the city's mint master.
Echedemos was the leader of the Athenian embassy (princeps legationis eorum) that mediated in a conflict between Aetolians and Romans in 190 BC.
These negotiations are reported in detail by the Greek historian Polybius (The Histories, XXI.4–5) and Roman historian Livy (The History of Rome, XXXVII.6–7).
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Echedemos
Echedemos (Greek: Ἐχέδημος; fl. 190 BC) was a Greek statesman of ancient Athens.
Echedemos, son of Mnesitheos, Kydathenaieus, was a member of an important family, part of Athenian aristocracy.
He had at least two sons, Mnesitheos and Arketos, born circa 200 BC or slightly later.
In 190 BC, Echedemos was the head of the Athenian embassy that negotiated a truce between the Roman Republic and the Aetolian League.
In 185/184 BC he played a significant role in the reorganization of the Delphic Amphictyonic League.
In the year of 170/169 BC he is thought to have been the city's mint master.
Echedemos was the leader of the Athenian embassy (princeps legationis eorum) that mediated in a conflict between Aetolians and Romans in 190 BC.
These negotiations are reported in detail by the Greek historian Polybius (The Histories, XXI.4–5) and Roman historian Livy (The History of Rome, XXXVII.6–7).