Plutarch's Lives

Amphares

Family: Lacedaemon · Role: ephor · First appears: Agis

Life events

  • Amphares executed Archidamia and Agesistrata after Agis's death.(Agis · 📍 prison)
    • With: Archidamia Agesistrata
    • “As soon as Amphares thought she was dispatched, he told Agesistrata she might now go in if she pleased.”

Agis

  • friends with Agis (They were initially trusted familiars, despite Amphares's later betrayal.) “Amphares, Damochares, and Arcesilaus often visited Agis, and he was so confident of their fidelity”
  • with Agis (Amphares arrested Agis.) “Amphares, by virtue of his office, laid his hand on Agis, and told him, ”
  • with Agesistrata (Amphares was her debtor and later sought her destruction.) “Amphares had borrowed a great deal of plate and rich household stuff from Agesistrata, and hoped if he could destroy her and the whole family, he might peaceably enjoy those goods.”
  • with Leonidas (Leonidas and Amphares jointly contrived Agis's execution.) “the contrivers of it”
  • enemies with Agis “Amphares, Damochares, and Arcesilaus often visited Agis, and he was so confident of their fidelity”

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