Aristomenes by Alyzeia

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Aristomenes von Alyzeia ( Greek Ἀριστομένης ) (* 3rd century BC in Alyzeia , Akarnania , Greece ; † 2nd century BC in Egypt ?) Was a politician of the Ptolemaic Empire . At the beginning of the 2nd century BC Chr. He resigned as Regent of King Ptolemy V on.

Aristomenes, son of Menneas, came from the city of Alyzeia . He represented his hometown in 216 BC. At the Akarnan Federal Assembly and later went to Egypt. There he was protected by Agathocles . In 204/203 Aristomenes became a priest of Alexander , 203 became a somatophýlax (bodyguard). He survived the fall of Agathocles in 202 and deposed the regent Tlepolemos in 201 to rule in his place as epítropos .

Aristomenes lost power in 198 BC. The army commander Skopas after he had recaptured the island of Samos for the Ptolemaic Empire. 196 he succeeded in making peace with the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III. as a result of which he issued a decree that is handed down to us today on the Rosetta Stone . Aristomenes always advocated the centralization and efficiency of Ptolemaic rule in government. However, his attempts to stifle the uprising in the Thebais failed. In contrast, his decision to appoint the strategist in Cyprus as high priest at the same time turned out to be wise because of the high temple income. In Egypt he introduced the office of epistrate and renewed the system of court rank titles. Before 192 he fell for unknown reasons.

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SURNAME Aristomenes by Alyzeia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Politician of the Ptolemaic Empire
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Alyzeia , Acarnania , Greece
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century BC Chr.
Place of death unsure: Egypt