Dorimachus

Dorimachos (Greek Δορίμαχος ) was a strategist of the Aetolian federal government.

Together with Scopas, he won 221/220 BC against the Messinian Federation and plundered 220/219 Epirus, where he was the sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona in fire. To distract King Philip V of Macedon of the siege of Pale, he attacked Thessaly. However, the Macedonians moved past him Aetolia and defeated it before Dorimachos could come to the rescue. 212 tried Dorimachos as princeps Aitolorum (Titus Livius ), to obtain an alliance with Rome against King Philip. A year later he was also with Roman support does not prevent the Macedonian conquest of Echinos. 205/204 were Dorimachos and Scopas chosen to Nomotheten and were given the task to reduce the high debt Aitoliens. Their proposals were rejected, and Scopas fled in the face of his failure to Egypt. As an ambassador Aitoliens in Alexandria Dorimachos contributed 198 BC to the condemnation of Scopas.

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• Polybius, Histories, Book IV