Aristion
Family: Athenians · Role: ambassador · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 20
Aristion, an Athenian ambassador employed by Mithridates, persuaded Athens to prefer Mithridates’ friendship to Rome’s. After the Romans defeated the Athenians and pursued Aristion to the city, Archelaus and the barbarians fled to the Piræus. Aristion sought refuge in the temple of Athene, but Sulla dragged him out and put him to death.
Later, at Olympia, Aristion won the men’s boxing while Thersilochus won among the boys. Another account identifies Aristion of Epidaurus as the son of Theophiles.
Relationship record
Life events
- Aristion persuaded Athens’ democracy to prefer Mithridates’ friendship to Rome’s.(Book 1 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Greek States)
- With: Mithridates
- “he persuaded the Athenians to prefer the friendship of Mithridates to that of the Romans.”
- The Romans defeated Aristion and pursued him, while Archelaus fled with the barbarians to the Piræus.(Book 1 · Chapter 20 · 📍 Piræus)
- With: Archelaus
- “And in the battle that ensued the Romans were easily victorious, and pursued Aristion and the fleeing Athenians to the city, and Archelaus and the barbarians to the Piræus.”
- Sulla dragged Aristion from the temple of Athene and put him to death.(Book 1 · Chapter 20 · 📍 the temple of Athene)
- With: Sulla
- “because when Aristion fled for refuge to the temple of Athene he tore him away and put him to death.”
- Thersilochus won boys’ boxing, while Aristion won men’s boxing.(Book 6 · Chapter 13 · 📍 Olympia)
- With: Thersilochus
- “the latter victor in boxing among men, the former among boys”
Book 1 · Chapter 20
- employer: Mithridates (Mithridates employed Aristion as an ambassador.) “There was an Athenian called Aristion, whom Mithridates employed as ambassador to the Greek States”
- enemies with Sulla (Sulla killed Aristion after removing him from the temple.) “when Aristion fled for refuge to the temple of Athene he tore him away and put him to death”
Book 6 · Chapter 13
- parent: Theophiles (Theophiles is Aristion's father.) “Aristion of Epidaurus, the son of Theophiles”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.