"Athenian general" . "Iphicrates Greek: \u0399\u03C6\u03B9\u03BA\u03C1\u03AC\u03C4\u03B7\u03C2 (c. 418 BC \u2013 c. 353 BC) was an Athenian general, the son of a shoemaker, who flourished in the earlier half of the 4th century BC.He owes his fame as much to the improvements he made in the equipment of the peltasts or light-armed mercenaries (named for their small pelte shield) as to his military successes."@en . "Iphicrates"@en .