| Agesimbrotus | |
| Nationality: | Greek |
| Occupation: | Military commander |
Agesimbrotus (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀγεσίμβροτος) was the commander of the Rhodian fleet, consisting of 20 decked ships, during the Second Macedonian War, and sailed against Philip of Macedon from 200 to 197 BC.[1] Agesimbrotus' fleet met with the 24 quinqueremes of Attalus I near Andros, and the two sailed for Euboea, and ravaged the lands belonging to Carystus. When that city received reinforcements from Chalcis, the fleets diverted to Eretria rather than engage a more prepared enemy. There they united with the fleet of Roman admiral Lucius Quinctius Flamininus, and the three of them laid heavy siege to Eretria, which surrendered after a nighttime assault by Quinctius.[2] [3] The three commanders sailed back to Carystus, which evacuated into the city citadel at the approach of such a fleet, and sent ambassadors to beg protection from Quinctius. The townspeople were freed and the Macedonian garrison was ransomed and deported, unarmed, to Boeotia.[4]
Agesimbrotus was also one of the diplomatic party who accompanied the Roman consul Titus Quinctius Flamininus (brother of Lucius) in his meeting with Philip on a sea shore in the Malian Gulf, near Nicaea.[5]