Alexander (ruler in Thessaly)

Family: Thessaly · Role: ruler in Thessaly · First appears: Book 9 · Chapter 15

In Book 9, Chapter 15, Pelopidas came to Alexander’s court as someone personally his friend and publicly a friend of the Theban people. Alexander treacherously imprisoned him, prompting the Thebans to march against Alexander under the Bœotarchs Cleomenes and Hypatus. When the Thebans were near Pylæ, Alexander lay in ambush and attacked them in the pass; Epaminondas was among his enemies.

Relationship record

Book 9 · Chapter 15

• friends with Pelopidas “Pelopidas, (who had come to his court as to a ruler who was personally a friend of his and publicly a friend of the Theban people)”
• with Pelopidas (Alexander imprisoned Pelopidas.) “treacherously imprisoned Pelopidas”
• enemies with Cleomenes (Theban Bœotarch) (Cleomenes led the Theban forces against Alexander.) “the Thebans immediately marched against Alexander, putting at their head Cleomenes and Hypatus who were then Bœotarchs”
• enemies with Hypatus (Hypatus led the Theban forces against Alexander.) “the Thebans immediately marched against Alexander, putting at their head Cleomenes and Hypatus who were then Bœotarchs”
• enemies with Epaminondas (Alexander attacked the force that included Epaminondas.) “And when they were near Pylæ, Alexander who lay in ambush attacked them in the pass.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.