Achillas

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Achillas was a prominent Egyptian military commander under Ptolemy XIII who played a key role in the political and military struggles surrounding Julius Caesar’s involvement in Egypt.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Achillas canonical 2
Achillas (general) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian military commander ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
activeDuring reign of Ptolemy XIII ⓘ
alliedWith Pothinus ⓘ
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator ⓘ
Theodotus of Chios ⓘ
associatedWith Arsinoe IV of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe IV

murder of Pompey the Great ⓘ
citizenship Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
commanded Ptolemaic army in Alexandria ⓘ
troops loyal to Ptolemy XIII ⓘ
conflict Alexandrian War ⓘ
Roman civil war (Caesar–Pompey) context ⓘ
culture Hellenistic Egyptian ⓘ
deathCause execution ⓘ
describedIn Bellum Alexandrinum (Alexandrian War) narrative tradition ⓘ
Commentarii de Bello Civili by Julius Caesar ⓘ
employer Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator ⓘ
era Late Hellenistic period ⓘ
event arrest and execution after falling out with Arsinoe IV ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
historicalContext Roman intervention in Egypt ⓘ
killedBy Arsinoe IV of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Arsinoe IV
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
mentionedIn ancient Roman historiography about Caesar’s campaigns ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableAction led attack on Caesar’s forces in Alexandria ⓘ
participated in intrigues at the Ptolemaic court ⓘ
notableFor opposition to Julius Caesar in Egypt ⓘ
role in the Alexandrian War ⓘ
opposed Roman influence in Egypt under Julius Caesar ⓘ
opposedBy Cleopatra VII Philopator ⓘ
linked to: Cleopatra VII

Julius Caesar ⓘ
partOf Ptolemaic military establishment ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic army
politicalAlignment faction of Ptolemy XIII against Cleopatra VII ⓘ
positionHeld commander of the army ⓘ
general ⓘ
residence Alexandria ⓘ
roleInEvent leader of Ptolemaic forces against Julius Caesar in Alexandria ⓘ
participant in the political struggle between Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra VII ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BC ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator → politicalAlly → Achillas (general) ⓘ
subject linked to: Theos Philopator
linked to: Achillas
Pothinus → ally → Achillas ⓘ