Aristocyprus
Aristocyprus (
In 497 BCE, Soli under Aristocyprus joined the Ionian Revolt, rebelling against rule over Cyprus by the Achaemenid Empire (whom Herodotus called "Persians") under Darius the Great.[1] Aristocyprus would not survive the conflict, and he fell in battle with the Achaemenids that same year.[2] His name means "the best of Cyprus" and he is positioned in the narrative as the most noble among those around him.[3] Herodotus tells us that while other leaders around him deserted or were cut down fleeing, Aristocyprus died fighting.[4] Soli itself resisted fiercely but fell after a five-month siege.[5]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Aristocyprus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 303.