Pausanias' Description of Greece

Abrupolis

Family: Sapæan · Role: king · First appears: Book 7 · Chapter 10

Life events

  • Perseus violated his agreement with Rome by attacking Abrupolis and dispossessing the Sapæans.(Book 7 · Chapter 10)
    • With: Perseus
    • “Perseus the son of Philip was originally at peace with the Romans according to the terms of agreement between them and his father Philip, but he violated these conditions when he led an army against Abrupolis, the king of the Sapæans, (who are mentioned by Archilochus in one of his Iambic verses) and dispossessed them, though they were allies of the Romans.”

Book 7 · Chapter 10

  • enemies with Perseus “he violated these conditions when he led an army against Abrupolis, the king of the Sapæans”
  • with Archilochus (Archilochus mentioned Abrupolis in an iambic verse.) “Abrupolis, the king of the Sapæans, (who are mentioned by Archilochus in one of his Iambic verses)”

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