Battus I of Cyrene

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Battus I of Cyrene was the first king of Cyrene and the founder of the Battiad dynasty in ancient Greek Libya.

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Kings of Cyrene 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek monarch
founder of city
king of Cyrene
associatedWith Oracle of Apollo
surface form: Oracle of Delphi

Theran colonization of Libya
category 7th-century BC Greek people
Ancient Greek city founders
Battus I of Cyrene self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kings of Cyrene
continentOfActivity Africa
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryOfOrigin Thera
culture Ancient Greek
describedIn works of Herodotus
surface form: Herodotus' Histories
dynasty Battiad dynasty
endTimeOfReign 7th century BC
ethnicGroup Greek
fatherOf Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
founded Battiad dynasty
Cyrene
givenName Battus
hasTitle king
oikist of Cyrene
knownFor being the first king of Cyrene
founding the Battiad dynasty
leading Greek settlers from Thera to Libya
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity ancient Libya
namedAfter word meaning "stammerer" in Greek tradition
notableEvent colonization of Cyrenaica
notableWork foundation of Cyrene
partOf Greek colonization movement
history of Cyrenaica
placeOfBirth Thera
placeOfDeath Cyrene
positionHeld founder of Cyrene
founder of the Battiad dynasty
king of Cyrene
regionRuled Cyrenaica
Cyrene
religion Ancient Greek religion
residence Cyrene
Thera
sexOrGender male
startTimeOfReign 7th century BC
successor Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
timePeriod 7th century BC
Archaic Greece

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Battus I of Cyrene category Battus I of Cyrene self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kings of Cyrene
Kyrenaïkē colonizationLeader Battus I of Cyrene
subject surface form: Kyrenaikē
Cyrene foundedBy Battus I of Cyrene