Abantidas

Abantidas

Abantidas (in Greek Aβαντιδας), the son of Paseas, became tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon after murdering Cleinias, the father of Aratus, 264 BC.rf|1|plut_2_paus_2.8 He either banished or put to death his friends and relations; Aratus, who was then only seven years old, narrowly escaped death by fleeing into the house of Soso, the sister of the tyrant.rf|2|plut_2 Abantidas was fond of literature, and was accustomed to attending the philosophical discussions of Deinias and Aristotle, the dialectician, in the agora of Sicyon: on one of these occasions, with the complicity of the two rhetors, he was murdered by his enemies (251 BC). He was succeeded in the tyranny by his father, who was put to death by Nicocles.rf|3|plut_3

References

* Plutarch, [http://www.attalus.org/old/aratus1.html "Life of Aratus"] , John & William Langhorne (translators), (1770)
* Smith, William (ed.); "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0010.html "Abantidas"] , Boston, (1867)

Notes

ent|1|plut_2_paus_2.8 Plutarch, [http://www.attalus.org/old/aratus1.html 2] ; Pausanias, "Description of Greece", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Paus.+2.8.1 ii. 8] ent|2|plut_2 Plutarch, [http://www.attalus.org/old/aratus1.html 2] ent|3|plut_3 Ibid., [http://www.attalus.org/old/aratus1.html 3]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Abantidas — († 252 v. Chr.) war von 264 bis 252 v. Chr. Tyrann der antiken griechischen Stadt Sikyon. Leben Abantidas war als Sohn des Paseas ein vornehmer Bürger von Sikyon. Er ließ 264 v. Chr. den mit ihm verschwägerten Kleinias töten, der Tyrann der Stadt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Abantidas — (en grec ancien Ἀϐαντίδας / Abantídas) est un tyran de la cité grecque de Sicyone qui vécut au IIIe siècle av. J.‑C. Fils de Paséas, il s empare du pouvoir en 264 av. J. C. : à la mort de Timocleidas, l un des deux magistrats de la …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ABANTIDAS — post Cliniam Arati patrem, Sicyoniorum tyrannidem occupavit; sed ab indigenis quibusdam paulo post interemptus est. Pausan. in Corinthiacis et Plut. in Arato …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Abante — (en griego antiguo Ἅβας) es el nombre que reciben tres héroes de la mitología griega: Un hijo de Poseidón y de la ninfa Aretusa, epónimo del pueblo eubeo de los Abantidas.[1] También, en la tradición ateniense, se le considera hijo de Calcón,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Aratus of Sicyon — Aratus (271 BC 213 BC) was a statesman of the ancient Greek city state of Sicyon in the 3rd century BC. He deposed the Sicyon tyrant Nicocles in 251 BC. Aratus was an advocate of Greek unity and brought Sicyon into the Achaean League, which he… …   Wikipedia

  • 252 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeGreece* Abantidas, the tyrant of Sicyon, is murdered by his enemies and is succeeded by his father, Paseas.Vietnam* The Thuc Dynasty replaces the Hong Bang Dynasty in Au Lac (a kingdom in central Vietnam).Births*Deaths*… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Biografien/Ab — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 264 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeGreece* Abantidas, the son of Paseas, becomes tyrant of the Greek city state of Sicyon after murdering Cleinias. He either banishes or puts to death Cleinias friends and relations. Cleinias young son, Aratus, narrowly escapes… …   Wikipedia

  • Paseas — was the name of: *a vase painter of ancient Greece *a tyrant of the ancient Greek city state of Sicyon in the 3rd century BC. He succeeded his son, Abantidas, in 252 BC. However, he was assassinated by Nicocles in 251 BC …   Wikipedia

  • 252 v. Chr. — Portal Geschichte | Portal Biografien | Aktuelle Ereignisse | Jahreskalender ◄ | 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. | 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. | 2. Jahrhundert v. Chr. | ► ◄ | 270er v. Chr. | 260er v. Chr. | 250er v. Chr. | 240er v. Chr. |… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”