Abantidas
Abantidas († 252 BC ) was from 264 to 252 BC. Chr. Tyrant of the ancient Greek city of Sicyon .
As the son of Paseas, Abantidas was a distinguished citizen of Sicyon. He let 264 BC Kill Kleinias, who was related to him by marriage, who was the tyrant of the city and father of Aratos . So Abantidas was able to rise to the new ruler of the city. He had the friends and relatives of the murdered killed or exiled; The then seven-year-old Aratos only narrowly escaped death by taking refuge in the house of Soso, the tyrant's sister. As an educated man, Abantidas was interested in science and often listened to the philosophical discourses organized by Deinias and Aristotle the dialectician in the town's market. 252 BC During such a disputation exercise he was slain by his enemies with the complicity of the two rhetors. He was followed by his father Paseas as the tyrant of the city.
The ancient authors who inform about Abantidas are Plutarch and Pausanias .
literature
- Johannes Toepffer : Abantidas . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 15.
- Helmut Berve : The tyranny among the Greeks . CH Beck, Munich 1967.
- Richard Goulet: Abantidas de Sicyone. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 1, CNRS, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-222-04042-6 , p. 43 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abantidas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tyrant of Sicyon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 252 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Sicyon |