Nikagoras von Zeleia

Hermes 142 (1):78-93 (2014)
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This paper discusses the few passages in ancient literature in which the tyrant Nicagoras of Zeleia is mentioned, and others which have been regarded as referring to his rule by modern scholars. It is argued that he did not belong to the group of former patients who, dressed as gods, accompanied the physician Menecrates of Syracuse, that there is no need to assume that he was overthrown after the battle of the Granicus, and that he may have been the first tyrant or at least one of the first who claimed divine honors for himself. In addition, Alexander’s policy towards tyrants in Asia Minor is analyzed and it is shown that it was more pragmatic than is often assumed.

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