Herodotus' Histories

Aristophilides

Family: Tarentine · Role: king · First appears: Book 3 · §135–141

Life events

  • Aristophilides detained the Persians and disabled their ships, then later released them and returned the ship parts.(Book 3 · §135–141 · 📍 Taras)
    • “Aristophilides the king of the Tarentines unfastened and removed the steering-oars of the Median ships, and also confined the Persians in prison”

Book 3 · §135–141

  • with Demokedes (Aristophilides acted in Demokedes's favor.) “There from complaisance to Demokedes Aristophilides the king of the Tarentines unfastened and removed the steering-oars of the Median ships, and also confined the Persians in prison”

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