Patrocles (half-brother of Socrates)
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Patrocles (Ancient Greek: Πατροκλῆς) was an Athenian of the Classical period, known chiefly for being the half‐brother of the philosopher Socrates.[1] Patrocles was King Archon of the board of ten oligarchs who replaced the Thirty Tyrants after their downfall.[2]
Patrocles was born in Athens during the 5th century BC. He was the son of Phaenarete, the mother of Socrates and a midwife of some renown in Athens, and Chaeredemus, her second husband.[1] In 415 BC, a Patrocles (believed to be Socrates' half-brother) was one of seven who fled into exile as a result of the scandals and failed oligarchic coup of that year.[3] He later returned to Athens and held an official position in the Athenian treasury,[4] being Archon basileus of the board of ten oligarchs.[2]