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Aristonicus Of Pergamum
Aristonicus may refer to: * Aristonicus of Pergamon, who as king became Eumenes III (died 129 BC), and promised freedom to the slaves * Aristonicus of Alexandria Aristonicus of Alexandria (Greek , ''Aristonikos ho Alexandreus'') was a distinguished Greek grammarian who lived during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, contemporary with Strabo.Strabo 1.38. He taught at Rome, and wrote commentaries and gramma ..., grammarian and Homeric scholar * Aristonicus of Carystus, ball-player in Alexander's entourage granted Athenian citizenship * Aristonicus of Methymnae, 4th-century Lesbian tyrant * Aristonicus (eunuch), who was brought up with Ptolemy Epiphanes * Aristonicus of Tarentum, author of a work on mythology {{Hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristonicus Of Pergamon
Eumenes III (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης Γʹ; originally named Aristonicus; in Greek Aristonikos Ἀριστόνικος) was a pretender to the throne of Pergamon. He led the against the Pergamene regime and found success early on, seizing various cities near the coast of Anatolia, including the island of Samos, and killing the Roman Consul Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus. However, the revolt was eventually quelled by the Roman Republic in 129 BC when it dispatched the experienced Marcus Perperna to the region. Staking his Claim When the Pergamene king, Attalus III, died in 133 BC, he bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans. Though he stipulated that Pergamum and the rest of the Greek cities were exempt from this bequest, it mattered little to the Romans, with Tiberius Gracchus in particular eager to take advantage of this gift to fund his ambitious land reforms. As a result of the turmoil that stemmed from Gracchus encroaching on the prerogative of the Senate by attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumenes III
Eumenes III (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης Γʹ; originally named Aristonicus; in Greek Aristonikos Ἀριστόνικος) was a pretender to the throne of Pergamon. He led the against the Pergamene regime and found success early on, seizing various cities near the coast of Anatolia, including the island of Samos, and killing the Roman Consul Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus. However, the revolt was eventually quelled by the Roman Republic in 129 BC when it dispatched the experienced Marcus Perperna to the region. Staking his Claim When the Pergamene king, Attalus III, died in 133 BC, he bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans. Though he stipulated that Pergamum and the rest of the Greek cities were exempt from this bequest, it mattered little to the Romans, with Tiberius Gracchus in particular eager to take advantage of this gift to fund his ambitious land reforms. As a result of the turmoil that stemmed from Gracchus encroaching on the prerogative of the Senate by attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristonicus Of Alexandria
Aristonicus of Alexandria (Greek , ''Aristonikos ho Alexandreus'') was a distinguished Greek grammarian who lived during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, contemporary with Strabo.Strabo 1.38. He taught at Rome, and wrote commentaries and grammatical treatises. Works Aristonicus is mentioned as the author of several works, most of which were related to the Homeric poems. * ''On the wanderings of Menelaus'' () * ''On the critical signs of the Iliad and Odyssey'' (), on the marginal signs by which the Alexandrian critics used to mark suspected or interpolated verses in the Homeric poems and in Hesiod's ''Theogony'' * ''On ungrammatical words'' (), a work of six books on irregular grammatical constructions in Homer''Suda'' ''loc. cit''. These and some other works are all now lost, with the exception of fragments preserved in the passages above referred to. By far the most important fragments of Aristonicus' work are preserved in the scholia of the Venetus A manuscript of the ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristonicus Of Carystus
Aristonicus or Aristonikos ( grc, Ἀριστόνικος) of Carystus was a ball player (σφαιριστής) in Alexander the Great's entourage. He was granted Athenian citizenship as well as a statue due to his athletic prowess. He is also mentioned in Suda The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; grc-x-medieval, Σοῦδα, Soûda; la, Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας) or Souidas .... References {{Portal, Ancient Greece Ancient Greek sportspeople Courtiers of Alexander the Great People from Karystos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristonicus Of Methymnae
Aristonicus ( grc, Ἀριστόνικος, ''Aristonikos'') was a tyrant of Methymnae in Lesbos in the 4th century BC. In 332, when the navarchs of Alexander the Great had already taken possession of the harbour of Chios, Aristonicus arrived during the night with some privateer ships, and entered it under the belief that it was still in the hands of the Persians. He was taken prisoner and delivered up to the Methymnians, who put him to death in a cruel manner.Arrian Arrian of Nicomedia (; Greek: ''Arrianos''; la, Lucius Flavius Arrianus; ) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period. ''The Anabasis of Alexander'' by Arrian is considered the best ..., ''Anabasis'' 3.2; Curtius 4.4. References Ancient Greek tyrants People from ancient Lesbos People associated with Alexander the Great 4th-century BC Greek people {{AncientGreece-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristonicus (eunuch)
Aristonicus (Latin; Greek ''Aristonikos'') was a eunuch of Ptolemy V Epiphanes. He was brought up with the king from his early youth. Polybius speaks of him in terms of high praise, as a man of a generous and warlike disposition, and skilled in political transactions. In 185 BC, when the king had to fight against some discontented Egyptians, Aristonicus went to Greece and engaged a body of mercenaries there.Polybius Polybius (; grc-gre, Πολύβιος, ; ) was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic period. He is noted for his work , which covered the period of 264–146 BC and the Punic Wars in detail. Polybius is important for his analysis of the mixed ... 22.16-17. References * Eunuchs Ptolemaic officials 2nd-century BC Greek people Ancient slaves {{AncientNearEast-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |