Tlepolemos (regent)

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Tlepolemos ( Greek Τληπόλεμος) was a general and politician of the Ptolemaic Empire . His father was called Arpates; possibly Tlepolemus was the grandson of the former Ptolemaic politician Tlepolemus . According to Polybius , Tlepolemus was married to the Demeter priestess Danaë.

Under King Ptolemy IV. Tlepolemus was a troop leader, after his death in 204 BC. BC strategist of Pelusium . In 203 BC He triggered the rebellion in Alexandria, in the course of which the regent ( epitropos ) Agathocles was ousted. Together with Sosibios, Tlepolemus took over the reign of the underage King Ptolemy V. In the same year, however, he overthrew Sosibios and led from the spring or summer of 202 BC. The government alone. Since the Seleucids threatened the Ptolemaic Empire at this time , Tlepolemus asked the Roman Empire for protection, but was rejected.

Already in 201 Tlepolemus was ousted by the politician Aristomenes . As the reason for this, Polybius cites a proven incapacity in a character study, especially in defending against the Seleucids. Tlepolemus returned to Xanthos , where he was a priest pro poleos (for the cities) first under Ptolemaic, later under Seleucid rule . His descendants are assumed to be the successors in this office.

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SURNAME Tlepolemos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION General and politician of the Ptolemaic Empire
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century BC Chr.
Place of death uncertain: Xanthos