Diodorus of Adramyttium, a rhetorician and Academic philosopher. He is known only from the account given by Strabo. He lived at the time of Mithridates, under whom he commanded an army. In order to please the king, he caused all the senators of his native place to be massacred. He afterwards accompanied Mithridates to Pontus, and, after the fall of the king, Diodorus received the punishment for his cruelty.
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- Diodorus of Adramyttium, a rhetorician and Academic philosopher. He is known only from the account given by Strabo. He lived at the time of Mithridates, under whom he commanded an army. In order to please the king, he caused all the senators of his native place to be massacred. He afterwards accompanied Mithridates to Pontus, and, after the fall of the king, Diodorus received the punishment for his cruelty. Charges were brought against him at Adramyttium, and as he felt that he could not clear himself, he starved himself to death in despair.
- Diodor d'Adramítium (Diodorus, Διόδωρος) fou un retòric, acadèmic i filòsof nascut a Adramyttium. Va viure al temps de Mitridates VI Eupator pel que va dirigir un exèrcit, i per complaure al rei va acusar als senadors de la seva ciutat natal i els va massacrar. Després de la caiguda del rei fou jutjat pels romans per la seva crueltat i es va suïcidar abans de la condemna.
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- Diodorus of Adramyttium, a rhetorician and Academic philosopher. He is known only from the account given by Strabo. He lived at the time of Mithridates, under whom he commanded an army. In order to please the king, he caused all the senators of his native place to be massacred. He afterwards accompanied Mithridates to Pontus, and, after the fall of the king, Diodorus received the punishment for his cruelty.
- Diodor d'Adramítium (Diodorus, Διόδωρος) fou un retòric, acadèmic i filòsof nascut a Adramyttium. Va viure al temps de Mitridates VI Eupator pel que va dirigir un exèrcit, i per complaure al rei va acusar als senadors de la seva ciutat natal i els va massacrar. Després de la caiguda del rei fou jutjat pels romans per la seva crueltat i es va suïcidar abans de la condemna.
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