Dexileos Stele

Dexileos son of Lysanias, from Thorikos.
Born in the time of the Archon Teisandros,
died during the time of Eubolides
in Corinth as one of the five horsemen.

Kerameikos, place of the Dexileos Stele

Dexileos Stele a gravestone at the Kerameikos cemetery (Street of the Tombs), height 1.75 m, c. 394 BC, Kerameikos Museum, Athens. Inscription above tells us that it was erected for the young warrior named Dexileos the son of Lysanias (Teisandros (or Tisandrus) and Eubolides the regents of the city when he was born and when he died respectively) fallen in the 394 Corinth battle in as one of five persons of a cavalry group. Dexileos on his horse is shown attacking an enemy. Probably what is missing is the spear of Dexileos.

Tisandrus was archon of Athnes in 414-413 BC. Dexileos died when he was approximately 20 years old.

The Dexileos Monument