Arcesilaus III of Cyrene (Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος, flourished 6th century BC) was the sixth Greek Cyrenaean King and was a member of the Battiad dynasty. He...

Arcesilaus II of Cyrene, surnamed the Oppressor, the Severe or the Harsh (Greek: Ἀρκεσίλαος ὁ Χαλεπός, flourished 6th century BC), was the fourth Greek...

Learchus (a rival to Arcesilaus II) in 550 BC. Battus II and Critola were siblings and were children to the second Cyrenaean King Arcesilaus I. Their paternal...

place of her son, Arcesilaus III of Cyrene, circa 518–515 BC. Little is known of Pheretima's life before or during her marriage. She was of Dorian Greek origin...

465–440 BC In 440 BC, Cyrene became a republic, under Persian suzerainty (as had been the latter kings from Arcesilaus III). Cyrene was conquered by Alexander...

Greek name (Arcesilaus is the Latin spelling), which may also refer to: Arcesilaus I of Cyrene (fl. 7th–6th centuries BC) Arcesilaus II of Cyrene (fl. 6th...

expedition against Cyrene, but was decisively defeated at the Battle of Irasa. According to Herodotus, conflict with king Arcesilaus II "the Cruel" (ca...

of the Archaeological Museum of Cerveteri. Parmenides, Greek religious philosopher (d. 450 BC) Arcesilaus III of Cyrene, the sixth Greek Cyrenaean King...

first time Cyrene had a king since Arcesilaus IV around 440 BC. Magas then married Apama II, his third maternal cousin and one of the daughters of Seleucid...

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (/ɛrəˈtɒsθəniːz/; Greek: Ἐρατοσθένης [eratostʰénɛːs]; c. 276 BC – c. 195/194 BC) was an Ancient Greek polymath: a mathematician...

and Libyans defeated Arcesilaus II at the Battle of Leuco and killed him around 550 BC. Before 515 BC, Arcesilaus III of Cyrene was driven into exile...

Arcesilaus IV and was buried near his paternal ancestors. List of Kings of Cyrene Silphium Herodotus, The Histories, Book 4 Smith, W, Dictionary of Greek...

other brothers, he remained in Cyrene, but murdered Arcesilaus II and ruled as regent. He was murdered by Eryxo, Arcesilaus II's widow. According to Plutarch...

Greek colony in Libya. When King Cambyses II of Persia conquered Egypt, the king of Cyrene, Arcesilaus III, sided with Persia. When he was killed trying...

King and founder of Cyrene, Battus I. Before 560 BC, she married her maternal cousin Cyrenaean Prince Arcesilaus II, who was the son of her maternal uncle...

583–560 BC Arcesilaus II 560–550 BC Learchus 550 BC (disputed) Battus III 550–530 BC Arcesilaus III 530–515 BC Battus IV 515–465 BC Arcesilaus IV 465–440...

regicide of Arcesilaus. Arcesilaus followed the counsels of Learchus and became increasingly tyrannical. It is in this manner that Arcesilaus gained the...

immediately left Cyrene. Though Demonax's reforms continued in force throughout the reign of Battus III, the next king, Arcesilaus III, caused a great...

king Arcesilaus III. Although her maternal grandparents are unknown, her paternal grandparents were the fourth Greek Cyrenaean king Arcesilaus II and...

princess of Cyrenaica and its capital Cyrene and was a member of the Battiad dynasty. She was the daughter of Arcesilaus I, the second king of Cyrenaica...

to Euesperides, where Arcesilaus hoped to create a safe refuge for himself against the resentment of his own people in Cyrene. This proved totally ineffective...

skeptical period of the Academy dating from around 266 BCE, when Arcesilaus became scholarch, until around 90 BCE, when Antiochus of Ascalon rejected...

Up to Arcesilaus, the Platonic Academy had accepted the principle of finding a general unity in all things, by the aid of which a principle of certainty...

510–480 BC) Cyrene Cyrene (complete list) – Battus I, King (630–600 BC) Arcesilaus I, King (600–583 BC) Battus II, King (583–560 BC) Arcesilaus II, King...

Cambyses, at the head of an army to assist Pheretima, the mother of Arcesilaus III, king of Cyrene. Amasis was joined by Badres, who was a Pasargade noble. He...

settlers to Euesperides, where Arcesilaus hoped to create a safe refuge for himself against the resentment of the people of Cyrene. This proved ineffective...

books are numbered as I–II, III–IV, and V, despite the fact that it is commonly inferred that what we have is just part of a larger work whose beginning...

Araros – son of Aristophanes Aratus – two; scholar, statesman Arcesilaus – four Cyrene kings, philosopher, sculptor Archidameia – name of several women...

founding of Cyrene The kings of Cyrene: Battus I, Arcesilaus I, Battus II, Arcesilaus II, Battus III (and the reforms of Demonax), Arcesilaus III (and his...

Laërtius 1925, § 105; Suda, "Phaedon"; Aulus Gellius, 18 Xenophon, Hellenica iii.2.21–31; Diodorus Siculus, xiv.17.4–12, 34 Nails 2002, p. 231 Laërtius 1925...