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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Predicate Object
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 Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pherae → ruler → Alexander of Pherae ⓘ
Pherae → hasNotablePerson → Alexander of Pherae ⓘ
Thessalians → ruledBy → Alexander of Pherae ⓘ