Evagoras

Evagoras in Wikipedia

Evagoras (in Greek: Εὐαγόρας) was the king of Salamis (410 - 374 BC) in Cyprus. The son of Nicocles, a previous king of Salamis, he claimed descent from Teucer, the son of Telamon and half-brother of Ajax, and his family had long been rulers of Salamis, although during his childhood Salamis came under Phoenician control, which resulted in his exile...

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Evagŏras in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Εὐαγόρας). King of Salamis, in Cyprus, from about B.C. 410 to 374. He was assisted by the Athenians in his wars against the Persians (Xen. Hell. ii. 1.29). There is extant an oration of Isocrates in praise of Evagoras and addressed to his son Nicocles, who succeeded him....

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