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to betray the city to him on the condition that Clearchus would hold the city for Mithridates as governor. But, Clearchus then came to the conclusion that he could make himself master of the city without the aid of Mithridates. So he not only broke his agreement with the Mithridates, but also
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Having deserted the side of the oligarchs, Clearchus put himself forward as the man of the people, and in around 365 BC obtained from the city's population the command of a body of mercenaries, and, having got rid of the oligarchs by murder and banishment, raised himself to the
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Thanks to his behaviour towards those he ruled over, Clearchus lived in constant fear of assassination, against which he guarded in the strictest way. But, in spite of his precautions, he was
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by the oligarchy of that city to aid them in quelling the growing discontent and demands of the people. According to
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and Leon in 353 BC, after a reign of twelve years. He was said to have been a pupil of both
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captured him and compelled him to pay a large sum for his release.
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Index

Greek
translit.
citizen
Heraclea
Black Sea
exile
Justin
Mithridates
Cius
tyranny
Zeus
killed
Chion
Plato
Isocrates
Amastrine
Dionysius of Heraclea
Timotheus of Heraclea
Oxyathres of Heraclea
Smith, William
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
"Clearchus"
Boston
Diodorus Siculus
xv. 81
xvi. 36
Justin
4-5
Polyaenus
ii. 30

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