Mamercus of Catane
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Mamercus (
After the defeat of
Abandoned by his allies, Mamercus saw little chance of success and fled to Messana, where he took refuge with Hippo , tyrant of that city. Timoleon, however, quickly followed him and laid siege to Messana, both by sea and land, forcing Hippo to flee. Mamercus then surrendered to Timoleon, stipulating only for a regular trial before the Syracusans. But as soon as he was brought into the assembly of the people there, he was condemned by acclamation and executed like a common criminal.[2]
Cornelius Nepos hints that Mamercus was not a Sicilian by birth, but had first come to the island as a leader of Italian mercenaries. Plutarch states[3] that Mamercus prided himself much upon his skill in poetry, apparently with little reason, based on the two verses by Mamercus that have been preserved.
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References
- ^ Plutarch Timoleon 13
- ^ Plutarch Timoleon 13, 30, 31, 34; Diodorus Siculus XVI 69, 82; Cornelius Nepos Timoleon 2.
- ^ Plutarch Timoleon 31
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Mamercus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.