Apelles (close friend of Philip V)

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Apelles († 170s BC) was a Macedonian politician and confidante of King Philip V.

Life

Apelles played an important role at the court of the Macedonian King Philip V. The German ancient historian Ulrich Wilcken considered it very unlikely that he was the son of the former guardian of the same name, Philip V, as was sometimes assumed .

In any case, Apelles was in the 180s BC. One of the most important "friends" (Greek Philoi ) of Philip V. Therefore, alongside Philocles, he was one of the companions of Philip's young son Demetrios when he met himself in 184 BC. BC went to Rome to defend his father against various accusations, 181 BC. Apelles and Philocles went to Rome again on the orders of the Macedonian king. He was supposed to find out whether Demetrios actually, as claimed by his older brother Perseus , conspired with the Romans, especially Titus Quinctius Flamininus , against Philip V. The Macedonian ruler had expected Apelles to be neutral in this investigation, but according to the Roman historian Titus Livius , Apelles was in agreement with Perseus. With a letter supposedly from Flamininus, he incriminated Demetrios and contributed to his murder.

According to Livy, Philip V later realized that Demetrios had been wrongly accused, whereupon Apelles in 179 BC. BC escaped to Italy. After Perseus had ascended the throne, he lured Apelles back to Macedonia with great promises and had him killed.

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ Ulrich Wilcken: Apelles 7 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2688.
  2. ↑ Polybios , Historíai 22,14,7; 23.1.5.
  3. ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita 40, 20, 3 ff.
  4. ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita 40,54,9.
  5. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita 40,55,6.
  6. ↑ Livy, Ab urbe condita 42,5,4.
personal data
SURNAME Apelles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Macedonian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century BC Chr.