Hermŏcrătes

, a general of Syracuse, against Nicias the A then i an. His lenity towards the A then i an prisoners was looked upon as treacherous. He was banished from Sicily without even a trial, and he was murdered as he attempted to return back to his country, B.C. 408.―― Plutarch , Nicias , . ――A sophist celebrated for his rising talents. He died in the 28th year of his age, in the reign of the emperor Severus.――The father-in-law of Dionysius tyrant of Sicily.――A Rhodian employed by Artaxerxes to corrupt the Grecian states, . ――A sophist, preceptor to Pausanias the murderer of Philip. Diodorus , bk. 16 .