Arrhabaeus

Family: Lyncestians · Role: king · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 1

In Book 4, Section 14, Arrhabaeus is identified as the son of Bromerus and king of the Lyncestians. Perdiccas wished to subdue him, but at the pass into Lyncus, Brasidas held a parley and persuaded Perdiccas to withdraw without invading. Brasidas had also proposed persuading Arrhabaeus to become an ally of Lacedaemon, with Arrhabaeus having offered to make Brasidas arbitrator between them.

Later, at Lyncus, Arrhabaeus’s forces fought Brasidas and Perdiccas and were defeated with heavy loss. The Illyrians then betrayed Perdiccas and joined Arrhabaeus.

Relationship record

Life events

• Perdiccas marched with Brasidas to subdue Arrhabaeus, but Brasidas persuaded him not to invade.(Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 2 · 📍 the pass leading into Lyncus)
  • With: Brasidas Perdiccas
  • “Nevertheless Brasidas disregarded the wishes of Perdiccas and held the parley in spite of him, and suffered himself to be persuaded to lead off the army without invading the country of Arrhabaeus”
• Brasidas and Perdiccas defeated Arrhabaeus's Lyncestian forces in battle.(Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 8 · 📍 Lyncus)
  • With: Brasidas Perdiccas
  • “Brasidas and Perdiccas also came down to meet them, and engaged and routed them with heavy loss”
• The Illyrians betrayed Perdiccas and joined Arrhabaeus.(Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 8)
  • With: Perdiccas
  • “the news arrived that the Illyrians had actually betrayed Perdiccas and had joined Arrhabaeus”

Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 1

• enemies with Perdiccas (Perdiccas wished to subdue Arrhabaeus.) “and above all wished to reduce Arrhabaeus, king of the Lyncestians.”

Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 2

• enemies with Perdiccas (Perdiccas wished to subdue Arrhabaeus.) “with whom he had a quarrel and whom he wished to subdue.”
• parent: Bromerus “Arrhabaeus, son of Bromerus, king of the Lyncestian Macedonians”
• with Brasidas (Arrhabaeus was willing to have Brasidas arbitrate his dispute with Perdiccas.) “Brasidas told him that before commencing hostilities he wished to go and try to persuade Arrhabaeus to become the ally of Lacedaemon, this latter having already made overtures intimating his willingness to make Brasidas arbitrator between them”

Book 4 · Chapter 14 · Part 8

• enemies with Brasidas (They face one another in battle.) “they found the Lyncestians encamped awaiting them, and themselves took up a position opposite.”
• enemies with Perdiccas “the news arrived that the Illyrians had actually betrayed Perdiccas and had joined Arrhabaeus;”

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