Inaros
Family: Libyan · Role: king · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 3
In Egypt, Inaros, son of Psammetichus and a Libyan king, led a revolt against Artaxerxes, placing himself at its head and inviting the Athenians to assist. He was betrayed, captured, and crucified; after six years of war, the Hellenic expedition ended in ruin and Egypt returned to the King’s subjection.
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Life events
- Inaros led a revolt of almost all Egypt against Artaxerxes.(Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 3 · 📍 Egypt)
- With: Artaxerxes
- “caused a revolt of almost the whole of Egypt from King Artaxerxes and, placing himself at its head”
- Inaros invited the Athenians to assist his revolt.(Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 3 · 📍 Egypt)
- “invited the Athenians to his assistance.”
- Inaros was betrayed, captured, and crucified.(Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 3 · 📍 Egypt)
- “Inaros, the Libyan king, the sole author of the Egyptian revolt, was betrayed, taken, and crucified.”
- The Hellenic expedition to Egypt ended in ruin, and Egypt returned to the King’s subjection.(Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 3 · 📍 Egypt)
Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 3
- parent: Psammetichus “Meanwhile Inaros, son of Psammetichus, a Libyan king of the Libyans on the Egyptian border, having his headquarters at Marea, the town above Pharos, caused a revolt of almost the whole of Egypt from King Artaxerxes and, placing himself at its head, invited the Athenians to his assistance.”
- enemies with Artaxerxes “Meanwhile Inaros, son of Psammetichus, a Libyan king of the Libyans on the Egyptian border, having his headquarters at Marea, the town above Pharos, caused a revolt of almost the whole of Egypt from King Artaxerxes and, placing himself at its head, invited the Athenians to his assistance.”
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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.