He was initially a member of the oligarchy which ruled Naxos. In 546 BC, Lygdamis supported the former Athenian tyrant Peisistratos in his landing at Marathon, which led to the restoration of Peisistratos to power in Athens.[1][2] As a reward, Peisistratos helped Lygdamis become tyrant of Naxos or to reclaim that position after losing it.[3][4][5] He secured his position by exiling potential rivals and extended his dominance over neighbouring islands such as Paros.[6]
The Portara, the lintel of Lygdamis' Temple of Apollo at Naxos
Lygdamis contributed a force of mercenaries to aid his ally Polycrates, the powerful tyrant of Samos, in his campaigns against Miletus and Mytilene.[7] Lygdamis had an ambitious building program and in 530 BC he began work on a huge Temple of Apollo which was never completed.[8] The Portara, the lintel of the temple, stands today as one of the chief landmarks of Naxos.
In 524 BC, Lygdamis' rule over Naxos was ended when he was overthrown by the intervention of a Spartan army.[9][4] Naxos continued to prosper in the years immediately after Lygdamis' rule under a new oligarchy.
lygdamis, naxos, lygdamis, pronunciation, greek, Λύγδαμις, tyrant, naxos, island, cyclades, during, third, quarter, century, initially, member, oligarchy, which, ruled, naxos, lygdamis, supported, former, athenian, tyrant, peisistratos, landing, marathon, whic. Lygdamis pronunciation Greek Lygdamis was the tyrant of Naxos an island in the Cyclades during the third quarter of the 6th Century BC He was initially a member of the oligarchy which ruled Naxos In 546 BC Lygdamis supported the former Athenian tyrant Peisistratos in his landing at Marathon which led to the restoration of Peisistratos to power in Athens 1 2 As a reward Peisistratos helped Lygdamis become tyrant of Naxos or to reclaim that position after losing it 3 4 5 He secured his position by exiling potential rivals and extended his dominance over neighbouring islands such as Paros 6 The Portara the lintel of Lygdamis Temple of Apollo at Naxos Lygdamis contributed a force of mercenaries to aid his ally Polycrates the powerful tyrant of Samos in his campaigns against Miletus and Mytilene 7 Lygdamis had an ambitious building program and in 530 BC he began work on a huge Temple of Apollo which was never completed 8 The Portara the lintel of the temple stands today as one of the chief landmarks of Naxos In 524 BC Lygdamis rule over Naxos was ended when he was overthrown by the intervention of a Spartan army 9 4 Naxos continued to prosper in the years immediately after Lygdamis rule under a new oligarchy References edit Herodotus Histories 1 61 Pomeroy Sarah B 1998 Ancient Greece a political social and cultural history p 171 Herodotus 1 64 a b Grant Michael 1987 The Rise of The Greeks Guild Publishing London p 185 Carty Aideen 2005 Polycrates p 120 1 Grant Michael 1987 The Rise of The Greeks Guild Publishing London p 188 Grant Michael 1987 The Rise of The Greeks Guild Publishing London p 153 Nightingale Benedict 1998 09 27 Love Among the Ruins The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 02 21 Plutarch On the Malice of Herodotus 21 Scholia in Aeschines 2 77 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lygdamis of Naxos amp oldid 1157082669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
