Aristippus of Argos (; grc-gre, Ἀρίστιππος) was a tyrant of
Argos in the 3rd century BC. His grandfather may have been the Aristippus installed as tyrant by the Macedonian king
Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas ( grc-gre, Ἀντίγονος Γονατᾶς, ; – 239 BC) was a Macedonian ruler who solidified the position of the Antigonid dynasty in Macedon after a long period defined by anarchy and chaos and acquired fame for hi ...
in 272, and his father was the tyrant
Aristomachos the Elder. When Aristomachus was assassinated by slaves in 240, Aristippus took control of the city.
After resisting several assaults by the
Achaean League
The Achaean League ( Greek: , ''Koinon ton Akhaion'' "League of Achaeans") was a Hellenistic-era confederation of Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese. The league was named after the region of Achaea in the northwestern P ...
under
Aratus of Sicyon
Aratus of Sicyon (Ancient Greek: Ἄρατος ὁ Σικυώνιος; 271–213 BC) was a politician and military commander of Hellenistic Greece. He was elected strategos of the Achaean League 17 times, leading the League through numerous m ...
, Aristippus was killed during an unsuccessful counterattack on the city of
Cleonae in 235. He was succeeded by his younger brother
Aristomachos of Argos who later led his city to join the Achaean League.
Plutarch
Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for hi ...
, ''Aratus'' 25, &c.
An Argive, a different person from the preceding, who also became tyrant of Argos after the murder of Aristomachus I., in the time of Aratus. He is described by Plutarch as a perfect tyrant in our sense of the word. Aratus made many attempts to deprive him of the tyranny, but at first without success; but Aristippus at length fell in a battle against Aratus, and was succeeded in the tyranny by Aristomachus II.
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Ancient Greek tyrants
235 BC deaths
Ancient Argives
3rd-century BC Greek people
Year of birth unknown
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