Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene

Arcesilaus IV (Greek Ἀρκεσίλαος ) was from about 465-440 BC IV to succeed his father King Battus of Cyrene.

Since the kyrenäische monarchy was deprived as a result of the decline of the Persian power of their main retention, their opponents raised again. However, Arcesilaus was initially put down the uprising.

By quadriga victories in the Pythian of 462 - the Pindar in his 4th and 5th Pythian Ode glorified at the same time provide an insight into the tense situation in Cyrene and describe Arkesilaos as despotic ruler; exhorts the young king to mediate in the civil strife in the interest of the city and the citizens who had fled to Thebes Damophilos resume - and the Olympic Games of 460 and by the enlargement of the existing since the end of the 6th century Euhesperides at the Great Syrtis, where he new colonists called from the Greek mainland, Arkesilaos wanted to strengthen his position, but without lasting success.

Under the influence of democracy, which established itself in the Greek mother cities gradually becoming a new advanced form of government, it eventually came to 440 on the coup. Arcesilaus was expelled from Cyrene, and fled to Euhesperides. Before he could prepare from there to the military response against Cyrene, he was murdered, probably together with his son Battus.