Battus III of Cyrene

Battus III. (Greek Βάττος ὁ Χωλός ) was about 555/50-535/30 BC, succeeding his father King Arcesilaus II of Cyrene. His wife was the queen Pheretime.

Battus, who was known as " the Lame ", could only be maintained with the help of his mother and his uncle Eryxo Learchus against a well- aristocratic opposition. The skillful as a result of this confusion of Delphi as an arbitrator from Mantinea Demonax led to a breakdown in 550 three tribes on the origin of the settlers ( Theräer and Perioeci, Peloponnesians and Cretans, Nesioten ) by and limited the power of the ruler, resulting in new turmoil under his successor Arcesilaus III. led.

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• Herodotus: Histories, 4, 161-162.