Clearchus of Herakleia II.

Klearchus of Herakleia († 284 BC ) was together with his younger brother Oxathres from 305 BC. The last tyrant of the city ​​of Herakleia Pontike on the Black Sea .

Life

Klearchus was a son of the Herakleotian tyrant Dionysius and Amastris , a niece of the last Persian king Dareios III. This made Klearchus a grandson of the eponymous founder of the tyranny in Herakleia. As Dionysius in 305 BC After 32 years of reign, Klearchus followed him to the throne under the tutelage of his mother. 302 BC Amastris briefly married the Diadochus Lysimachos and handed over the government to her son, which Klearchus later shared with his brother Oxathres. Even after Amastris' separation from her husband and her return, Klearchus remained in the possession of the tyranny. Despite their divorce, Amastris continued to be on friendly terms with Lysimachus, and when Lysimachus When he waged war against the Geten , Clearchus also took part, but like the Diadoche, he was captured. However, he was soon allowed to return to his hometown and still served Lysimachos in his military ventures. However, later tensions arose with his mother. When they were in 284 BC When Lysimachos died, Clearchus and Oxathres gave him a friendly welcome. However, the Diadoche accused the two of having drowned their mother and ordered their execution on the basis of the charges. This ended the tyrant rule in Herakleia, which Lysimachus now incorporated into his kingdom.

literature

• Thomas Lenschau : Klearchos 5). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XI, 1, Stuttgart 1921, Sp. 579.
• Ernst Badian : Klearchus [4]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 6, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01476-2 , Sp. 501.

Remarks

1. ↑ Memnon 4.9 in Karl Müller , Theodor Müller , Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum (FHG), 3.539.
2. ↑ Memnon 5f. at FHG 3.541; Diodorus 20,77,1; on this Ernst Badian, in: Der Neue Pauly , Volume 6, Col. 501.