- The Battiadae, or
Battiads (Gr****: Βαττιάδαι), were the
ruling dynasty of the Gr**** city-state of Cyrene, in
modern Libya.
Battus I, who
founded Cyrene...
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century BC), was the
fourth Gr**** king of
Cyrenaica and was a
member of the
Battiad dynasty. It was from his
reign that the
dynasty began to
decline in power...
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Cyrene or
Cyrenaica was a Gr****
colony on the
North African coast, in what is now
northeastern Libya,
founded by
Dorian settlers from
Thera (modern Santorini)...
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century BC. It was
initially ruled by a
dynasty of
monarchs called the
Battiads, who grew rich and
powerful as a
result of
successive waves of immigration...
- the Gr****
Cyrenaean King
Battus III and the last
recorded queen of the
Battiad dynasty in
Cyrenaica Polycrates, son of Aeaces, the
tyrant of
Samos from...
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flourished 5th
century BC) was the
eighth King of
Cyrene and last king of the
Battiad dynasty. He
served as a
client king
under Persian authority. Arcesilaus...
- its
first king, the
first Gr**** king in
Africa and the
founder of the
Battiad dynasty. The
butterfly Battus philenor is
named after him.
Battus was born...
- the Gr****
Cyrenaean King
Battus III and the last
recorded queen of the
Battiad dynasty in Cyrenaica. She was
regent of
Cyrene in
place of her son, Arcesilaus...
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Lower Sanctuaries.
Enough architectural evidence remains from the late
Battiad period to show that the
Upper and
Middle sections already existed at that...
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century BC) was the
sixth Gr****
Cyrenaean King and was a
member of the
Battiad dynasty. He
succeeded his
father as king of
Cyrene in 530 BC,
ruling until...
