Battiad dynasty
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The Battiad dynasty was an ancient Greek royal house that ruled the North African city-state of Cyrene and its territory for several generations during the Archaic and early Classical periods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battiad dynasty canonical | 5 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek dynasty
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cyrenaica
ⓘ
Mediterranean colonization ⓘ |
| capital | Cyrene ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderOfRulers |
Battus I of Cyrene
ⓘ
surface form:
Battus I, Arcesilaus I, Battus II, Arcesilaus II, Battus III, Arcesilaus III, Battus IV, Arcesilaus IV
|
| colonialType | Greek apoikia ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| dissolved | after reign of Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene ⓘ |
| dynasticFounder | Battus I of Cyrene ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 440 BC ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Battus I of Cyrene ⓘ |
| governmentType | basileia (kingship) ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
ⓘ
Arcesilaus II of Cyrene ⓘ Arcesilaus III of Cyrene ⓘ Arcesilas IV of Cyrene ⓘ
surface form:
Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene
Battus I of Cyrene ⓘ Battus II of Cyrene ⓘ Battus III of Cyrene ⓘ Battus IV of Cyrene ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Kings of Cyrene
ⓘ
surface form:
kings of Cyrene
|
| knownFor |
Greek colonization of North Africa
ⓘ
founding and ruling Cyrene ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Libya ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battus I of Cyrene ⓘ |
| numberOfRulers | 8 ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Thera ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek world ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruled |
Cyrene
ⓘ
Cyrenaica ⓘ
surface form:
territory of Cyrene
|
| source | Herodotus ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 631 BC ⓘ |
| successor | democratic government of Cyrene ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic period
ⓘ
early Classical period ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.