Arcesilaus II of Cyrene

Arcesilaus II (Greek Ἀρκεσίλαος ὁ Χαλεπός ) was about 565/60-555/50 BC, succeeding his father King Battus II of Cyrene.

Arcesilaus, who was known as " the Hard" (also called " the Cruel " ), had created even house hardships in addition to the difficulties with the native tribes. His authoritarian style of leadership moved his brothers to leave the residence and to found a new settlement called bark, in the west of Cyrenaica. From there, the renegade siblings sabotaged her brother and incited the locals to turmoil.

When revenge of Arcesilaus the Libyans were first thrown back far to the east, but then erfochten the cornered strains in Leukon a brilliant victory. The king lost 7000 hoplites. The seriously ill soon after Arcesilaus was assassinated his brother - in Plutarch, a friend of the king - Laarchos victim, who aspired to the sovereign dignity. Arcesilaus ' widow Eryxo avenged him and murdered Laarchos.

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  • Herodotus: Histories, 4, 160-161.
  • Plutarch: Bravery of Women, 260
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