Herodotus' Histories

Telesarchos

Family: Samian · Role: man of repute among the citizens · First appears: Book 3 · §142–150

Life events

  • After Telesarchos challenged his right to rule, Maiandrios abandoned his purpose of resigning power.(Book 3 · §142–150 · 📍 Samos)
    • With: Maiandrios
    • “and Maiandrios perceiving that if he resigned the power, some other would be set up as despot instead of himself, did not keep the purpose at all of resigning it”

Book 3 · §142–150

  • with Maiandrios (Telesarchos publicly criticized Maiandrios's claim to rule.) “Nay, but unworthy too art thou to be our ruler, seeing that thou art of mean birth and a pestilent fellow besides.”

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