Lycaretos

Family: Samian · Role: Maiandrios's brother · First appears: Book 3 · §142–150

Life events

• Lycaretos put all the prisoners to death.(Book 3 · §142–150 · 📍 Samos)
  • “but Maiandrios after this was overtaken by sickness, and his brother, whose name was Lycaretos, expecting that he would die, put all the prisoners to death”
• Lycaretos was appointed governor of Lemnos and ruled there until his death.(Book 5 · §20–28 · 📍 Lemnos)
  • “and over those of them who survived the Persians set as governor Lycaretos the brother of that Maiandrios who had been king of Samos. This Lycaretos ruled in Lemnos till his death.”
• Lycaretos reduced the Lemnians to slavery and subdued them.(Book 5 · §20–28 · 📍 Lemnos)
  • “he continued to reduce all to slavery and subdue them, accusing some of desertion to the Scythians and others of doing damage to the army of Dareios as it was coming back from Scythia.”

Book 3 · §142–150

• siblings with Maiandrios “and his brother, whose name was Lycaretos, expecting that he would die, put all the prisoners to death,”

Book 5 · §20–28

• siblings with Maiandrios “And over those of them who survived the Persians set as governor Lycaretos the brother of that Maiandrios who had been king of Samos.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.