Alexander of Pherae

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Alexander of Pherae was a 4th-century BC tyrant of the Thessalian city of Pherae, notorious in ancient sources for his cruelty and oppressive rule.

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Alexander of Pherae canonical 3

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instanceOf 4th-century BC Greek person
ancient Greek person
ruler
tyrant
causeOfDeath murder by conspirators
city Pherae
conflict conflicts with neighboring Greek poleis
wars in Thessaly
countryOfCitizenship Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
era after the Peloponnesian War
before the rise of Philip II of Macedon
father Jason of Pherae
governanceStyle autocratic rule
terror-based control
governed Pherae
parts of Thessaly
killedBy Thebe
Thebe’s brothers
knownFrom Diodorus Siculus
Plutarch
Xenophon
language Ancient Greek
legacy example of extreme tyranny in Greek historiography
legalStatus usurper
memberOf Aleuadae-related ruling house of Pherae
methodOfDeath assassination
militaryAction naval expeditions in the Aegean
raids into neighboring territories
notableFor cruelty
despotism in Thessaly
oppressive rule
occupation military leader
opponent Epaminondas
Pelopidas
Thebes
placeOfBirth Pherae
placeOfDeath Pherae
positionHeld ruler of Thessaly
tyrant of Pherae
region Thessaly
relative Polydorus of Pherae
Polyphron of Pherae
reputation cruel tyrant
oppressor of Thessalians
spouse Thebe
timePeriod 4th century BC
Classical Greece

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Pherae ruler Alexander of Pherae
Pherae hasNotablePerson Alexander of Pherae
Thessalians ruledBy Alexander of Pherae