Dromichetes

Family: Getae · Role: king · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 9

In Book 1, Chapter 9, as Lysimachus suffered defeats, his son Agathocles was captured by the Getae while accompanying his father on campaign. Lysimachus then made peace with Dromichetes, surrendering his possessions across the Ister and giving him his daughter in marriage.

Relationship record

Life events

• Lysimachus made peace with Dromichetes and surrendered his possessions beyond the Ister.(Book 1 · Chapter 9 · 📍 Ister)
  • With: Lysimachus
  • “made a peace with Dromichetes, abandoning to Getes his possessions across the Ister, and giving him his daughter in marriage”

Book 1 · Chapter 9

• enemies with Lysimachus “And Lysimachus after this, being unfortunate in battles and being greatly concerned at the capture of his son, made a peace with Dromichetes”
• with Agathocles (Agathocles was captured by Dromichetes's Getæ.) “his son Agathocles, now first accompanying his father on campaign, was captured by the Getæ”
• with Lysimachus (They made peace after fighting.) “And Lysimachus after this, being unfortunate in battles and being greatly concerned at the capture of his son, made a peace with Dromichetes”

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