Andromachus (ruler of Tauromenium)
Andromachus (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρόμαχος) was the ruler of Tauromenium (modern Taormina), Magna Graecia, in eastern Sicily in the middle of the 4th century BCE, and the father of the historian Timaeus.
Biography
[edit]Tauromenium (Ταυρομένιον) had been founded ca. 396 BC by the Carthaginian general Himilco. In 392, Dionysius of Syracuse captured Tauromenium and refounded it as a Greek city.[1]
In 358 BC, Andromachus gathered a troop of Naxian refugees who had been expelled from their homes by Dionysius, and they took the city back.[2][1] His son, Timaeus, was born ca. 356 or 350. Andromachus is said to have maintained control at Tauromenium through moderate rule.[2]
In 344, he assisted Timoleon in his expedition against Dionysius (Diod. xvi. 7, 68; Plut. Timol. 10).[2][1] He remained in power at Tauromenium after Timoleon liberated Sicily.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Woodhead & Wilson 2016.
- ^ a b c d Champion 2012.
Bibliography
[edit]- Champion, Craige B. (2012). Bagnall, Roger S; Brodersen, Kai; Champion, Craige B; Erskine, Andrew (eds.). "Timaeus of Tauromenium". The Encyclopedia of Ancient History. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah08159. ISBN 978-1-4443-3838-6.
- Woodhead, Arthur Geoffrey; Wilson, R. J. A. (2016). "Tauromenium". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6244. ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5.
See also
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