Phintas (android dress)
Phintas ( ancient Greek Φίντας , † 682 BC) was, according to Pausanias, a descendant of the Messenian king Androkles from the Aipytides , who lived in 746 BC. Was murdered by his brother's followers.
Phintas fell together with Androkles in the Battle of the Great Trench in the Second Messenian War , which, according to Pausanias, took place in 682 BC. Took place and in which the Messenians of Sparta were subjugated.
The historicity of the literarily embellished events is critically assessed in research and the dates given in Pausanias are considered incorrect and should be set around 40 years later.
source
- Pausanias , Travels in Greece 4.16 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ V. Parker: The Dates of the Messenian Wars ; 1991 Chiron 21: 25-47.
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| SURNAME | Phintas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Φίντας (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Descendant of the Messenian king Androkles of the Aipytid family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 682 BC Chr. |