Pnytagoras King Of Cyprus Salamis

Pnytagoras became king in 351 BC, following the deposition of his uncle Evagoras II from the throne of Salamis as a result of his refusal to join a pan-Cypriot revolt against the Persian king Artaxerxes III. The revolt was unsuccessful however and Pnytagoras submitted to the Persian king, who magnanimously confirmed him in his position. After Alexander III the Great invaded Persia and won the Battle of Issos in 333 BC, Pnytagoras allied himself with the Macedonians and participated in the siege of Tyre in 332 BC with his fleet, receiving the city of Tamassos as a reward. He died the same year, and was succeeded by his son Nikokreon.

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