Arcesilaus I of Cyrene ( el, Ἀρκεσίλαος; flourished late 7th and early 6th centuries BC), also spelled Arkesilaos I, was the second Greek king of

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and the second king of the

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Ancestry

Arcesilaus was the son of Battus I, the first king of Cyrenaica and Cyrene. Arcesilaus’ paternal grandparents were the

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Princess Phronima and the distinguished Therean nobleman called Polymnestus.

Reign

Very little is known on the life and reign of Arcesilaus. He succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 600 BC.

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says that the number of people in Cyrene during his reign remained equal to the original number of settlers under Battus. Arcesilaus died in 583 BC and was buried near his father.

Offspring

His son, Battus II, succeeded him. Arcesilaus also had a daughter called Critola.

Sources

*Herodotus, ''The Histories'', Book 4.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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in A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, by William Smith (1873) {{DEFAULTSORT:Arcesilaus 01 Of Cyrene 7th-century BC Greek people 6th-century BC Greek people Kings of Cyrene 583 BC deaths 6th-century BC rulers Year of birth unknown

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