Sosibios (father)
Sosibios ( Greek Σωσίβιος) was a politician of the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt. He came from Alexandria and distinguished himself as an athlete from an early age.
Life
Sosibios was the son of a Dioscurides. His children were Ptolemy , Sosibios and Arsinoe, who lived from 215 to 214 BC. Was the owner of the priesthood of the Kanephore . Still under Ptolemy III. Sosibios won at the Ptolemies in Diaulos (endurance run), at the Panathenaies in wrestling and in the Isthmian and Nemean games in chariot races. Ptolemy is said to have donated funds for the sanctuary of Zeus Casios in Pelusium and the Heraion (perhaps from Argos ). From an honorary inscription from the island of Delos from 240 BC. It appears that Sosibios was as early as 245 BC. Followed by Apollonios from Caria as dioiketes (head of the central authorities) and became eponymous priest of Alexander in 235/234.
Sosibios made a significant contribution to securing the succession of King Ptolemy IV . Together with Agathocles he directed Egyptian politics for a long time and perhaps for this purpose again took over the office of dioiketes. At the Battle of Raphia , Sosibios commanded in 217 BC. The Egyptian phalanx and went after the victory over the troops of the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III. as a Ptolemaic envoy to the conclusion of a peace to Antioch. His support for the rebellious Seleucid politician Achaios 214/213 was unsuccessful. After the underage Ptolemy V had ascended to the throne , Sosibios was referred to by Polybius as his pseudepítropos ("shadow ruler "). Sosibios quickly left the royal widow Arsinoë III, who was intended as regent . to murder. The year of his death is 203 BC. Adopted.
literature
- Walter Ameling : Sosibios [1]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 11, Metzler, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-476-01481-9 , Col. 742.
Remarks
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| SURNAME | Sosibios |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Σωσίβιος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Politician of the Ptolemaic Empire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria , Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 203 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | unsure: Alexandria , Egypt |