Amorges

Role: rebel · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 1

At Lacedaemon, Tissaphernes sought the Peloponnesians’ help against Amorges, the rebel son of Pissuthnes. At Iasus, Amorges was captured alive and handed over to Tissaphernes for delivery to the King.

Relationship record

Life events

• Tissaphernes invited the Peloponnesians to join him and promised to maintain their army, seeking help against Amorges.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 1 · 📍 Lacedaemon)
  • With: Tissaphernes Darius Artaxerxes Pissuthnes
  • “an ambassador from Tissaphernes, the commander of King Darius, son of Artaxerxes, in the maritime districts, who invited the Peloponnesians to come over, and promised to maintain their army.”
• The Peloponnesians captured Iasus, and Amorges was taken alive.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 5 · 📍 Iasus)
  • With: Tissaphernes
  • “Accordingly they suddenly attacked and took Iasus, whose inhabitants never imagined that the ships could be other than Athenian. The Syracusans distinguished themselves most in the action. Amorges, a bastard of Pissuthnes and a rebel from the King, was taken alive”
• Amorges was handed over to Tissaphernes for delivery to the King.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 5 · 📍 Iasus)
  • With: Tissaphernes
  • “Amorges, a bastard of Pissuthnes and a rebel from the King, was taken alive and handed over to Tissaphernes, to carry to the King, if he chose, according to his orders”

Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 1

• parent: Pissuthnes “take alive or dead Amorges, the bastard son of Pissuthnes, who was in rebellion on the coast of Caria.”

Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 5

• enemies with Tissaphernes “Upon their arrival Tissaphernes came to them with his land forces and induced them to sail to Iasus, which was held by his enemy Amorges.”
• parent: Pissuthnes “Amorges, a bastard of Pissuthnes and a rebel from the King, was taken alive and handed over to Tissaphernes, to carry to the King, if he chose, according to his orders:”
• with Tissaphernes (Amorges was captured and handed over to Tissaphernes.) “Amorges, a bastard of Pissuthnes and a rebel from the King, was taken alive and handed over to Tissaphernes, to carry to the King, if he chose, according to his orders:”

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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.