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Clearchus

American  
[klee-ahr-kuhs] / kliˈɑr kəs /

noun

  1. died 401 b.c., Spartan general.


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Clearchus was sitting with Leonidas discussing Xenophon's account of the death of Cyrus when a messenger brought them word that the king desired to see them.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

Clearchus and Leonidas, intent upon the scene below, noticed nothing.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

"I thank you for giving me this consolation," Clearchus said eagerly, hoping that she would tell him more; but she began pacing thoughtfully backward and forward, with bent head, apparently forgetful of his presence.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

Clearchus heard the fierce shouts with which they closed and saw the line of the phalanx bend and sway as it pressed upward to gain a foothold.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

Even Clearchus forgot his anxiety in the thought that he was drawing nearer to Artemisia, and the grim Leonidas had smiled more than once at the sallies of the light-hearted Theban.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

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