Nicocles
Family: Sicyonian · Role: ruler · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 8
After Abantidas was killed, Pascas succeeded him, but Nicocles killed Pascas and took his place as ruler. Later, Aratus the son of Clinias attacked at night with Sicyonian refugees and mercenaries from Argos, stormed Nicocles’ house, and forced him to flee through a back door.
Relationship record
Life events
- After Abantidas was killed, Pascas succeeded him, then Nicocles killed Pascas and reigned.(Book 2 · Chapter 8)
- Aratus stormed the tyrant’s house, forcing Nicocles to flee.(Book 2 · Chapter 8)
- With: Aratus the son of Clinias
- “And he took it by storm with no great difficulty, and Nicocles slipt out at a back door and fled.”
Book 2 · Chapter 8
- with Pascas (Nicocles killed Pascas and succeeded him as ruler.) “Pascas his father succeeded him, and Nicocles killed him, and reigned in his room”
- with Aratus the son of Clinias (interaction) “Against him came Aratus with some Sicyonian refugees and mercenaries from Argos, and slipping by some of the garrison in the darkness”
- enemies with Aratus the son of Clinias “Against him came Aratus with some Sicyonian refugees and mercenaries from Argos, and slipping by some of the garrison in the darkness (for he made his attack by night), and forcing others back, got inside the walls”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.