A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Τιμόξενος).

1. The commander of the troops of Scione, attempted to betray Potidaea to the Persians in B. C. 480, but his treachery was discovered. (Hdt. 8.128 ; Polyaen. 7.33.1; Aeneas Tact. Poliorcet. p. 31.)