Meidias
Role: Mania's son-in-law · First appears: Book 3, section 1, part 2/2
In Book 3, section 1, Meidias strangled his mother-in-law, Mania. He asked Dercylidas what terms he would accept for an alliance, but Dercylidas turned out Meidias’s bodyguards and handed the city over to its citizens. Meidias then sent gifts to Pharnabazus and claimed to hold the district as Mania had held it.
Relationship record
Book 3, section 1, part 2/2
- with Mania (Meidias murdered Mania.) “found his way into her presence, as the story goes, and strangled her.”
- enemies with Dercylidas (Dercylidas removed Meidias from power.) “That done, Dercylidas offered sacrifice to Athena in the citadel of the Scepsians, turned out the bodyguards of Meidias, and handed over the city to the citizens.”
- with Mania (Murder.) “found his way into her presence, as the story goes, and strangled her.”
- with Dercylidas (They negotiate an alliance; Dercylidas ultimately takes control of Meidias's cities and property.) “In conversation with Dercylidas, he asked him on what terms he would accept his alliance.”
- with Pharnabazus (Pharnabazus threatened to seize Meidias.) “Thereupon Meidias sent gifts to Pharnabazus, and claimed to hold the district even as Mania had held it; to whom the other answered, ”
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