Epicydes of Syracuse
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Epicydes of Syracuse was a Carthaginian-aligned Syracusan general and political leader who, alongside his brother Hippocrates, led the city's resistance against Rome during the Second Punic War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epicydes of Syracuse canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syracusan politician
ⓘ
ancient Greek general ⓘ military leader ⓘ person from Syracuse ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ally | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carthaginian military operations in Sicily
ⓘ
Hippocrates of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coLeaderWith | Hippocrates of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Livy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | defending Syracuse against Roman siege ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Carthaginian-aligned leadership in Syracuse
ⓘ
leading Syracusan resistance against Rome ⓘ |
| opponent | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | pro-Roman faction in Syracuse ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Carthaginian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
military commander of Syracuse
ⓘ
political leader of Syracuse ⓘ |
| role | leader of anti-Roman faction in Syracuse ⓘ |
| sibling | Hippocrates of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Carthaginian party in Syracuse ⓘ |
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