Androclus

Family: Ionian · Role: king of the Ionians who sailed to Ephesus · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 2

Life events

Androclus became king of the Ionians at Ephesus and expelled the Leleges and Lydians from the upper city.(Book 7 · Chapter 2 · 📍 Ephesus)
- “Androclus the son of Codrus, who was appointed king of the Ionians that sailed to Ephesus, drove the Leleges and Lydians who dwelt in the upper part of the city out of the district”
Androclus seized Samos, making the Ephesians masters of the island and adjacent islands.(Book 7 · Chapter 2 · 📍 Samos)
- “Androclus also took Samos from the Samians, and for some time the Ephesians were masters of Samos and the adjacent islands.”
Androclus died in battle while assisting Priene against the Carians.(Book 7 · Chapter 2 · 📍 Priene)
- “Androclus assisted the people of Priene against the Carians and, though the Greeks were victorious, fell in the battle.”
Androclus defeated Leogorus and drove the Samians from Samos.(Book 7 · Chapter 4 · 📍 Samos)
- With: Leogorus
- “And Androclus and the Ephesians marched against Leogorus the son of Procles, who succeeded his father as king of Samos, and having defeated him in battle drove the Samians out of the island”

parent: Codrus “And Androclus the son of Codrus, who was appointed king of the Ionians that sailed to Ephesus”

enemies with Leogorus “Androclus and the Ephesians marched against Leogorus the son of Procles, who succeeded his father as king of Samos, and having defeated him in battle drove the Samians out of the island”

Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.