Phalaecus (Ancient Greek: Φάλαικος, romanized: Phalaikos) was the ruler of Phocis in Greece during the Third Sacred War before he was ousted. After he was ousted he became the leader of a group of mercenaries, whose services were sought by Knossos in Crete. Once in Crete. The leaders of Knossos ordered him to attack their enemy, the city of Lyttus. The Lyttians appealed to the Spartans who came to Crete with an army under their king Archidamus III. As Phalaecus was besieging Lyttus, the Spartans arrived and relieved the siege. Later in 343 BC Phalaecus attacked and laid siege to Kydonia, where he was routed and he lost his life.
king Archidamus III. As Phalaecus was besieging Lyttus, the Spartans arrived and relieved the siege. Later in 343 BC Phalaecus attacked and laid siege...
William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Parides phalaecus has a spatulate tail. The body is very hairy and the white band, which...
poems, but this could have been due to his experience in Asia Minor. Phalaecus, a tyrant of Amvrakia (modern-day Arta), was allegedly killed by a female...
hendecasyllabus phalaecius): × × – u u – u – u – – This line is named after Phalaecus, a minor poet probably of the 4th century BC, who used it in epigrams;...
Aegean place names from the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III. In 344 BC, Phalaecus the Phocis assisted the Knossians against their neighbors the Lyktians...
of Macedonia Patricius Paulus Silentiarius Perses Phaedimus Phaennus Phalaecus Phanias Philemon Philetas of Samos Philip V of Macedon, King Philippus...
Jordan, K. (1906). The larva feeds on Aristolochia melastoma. Parides phalaecus is a member of the ascanius species group ("Fringe-spots white. Hindwing...
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