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Xanthos (King of Thebes)

Summary

Xanthus (Greek: Ξάνθος), son of Ptolemy, was the king of Thebes, the 16th[1] and final monarch that ruled the city.[2] He was possibly king only temporarily, being shown at times as the king of the Boeotians, the King of the Thebians. He was killed by either Andropompus[3] or Melanthus[4] of Attica.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Mythical King of Thebes Succeeded by
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Notes edit

  1. ^ An universal history: The ancient part, Volume 6 (Google Books) T. Osborne, 1747 retrieved 13:16 9.10.11
  2. ^ from page numbered sixty eight,The Rights of War and Peace, in Three Books: Wherein Are Explained, the Law of Nature and Nations, and the Principal Points Relating to Government written Hugo Grotius, Jean Barbeyrac – retrieved 9.10.11
  3. ^ Frazer, J. G. (1913). Pausanias's Description of Greece: Vol 1, Translation (Google Books). p. 452. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. ^ page 432 A history of Greece, Volume 1 (Google Books) Connop Thirlwall

References edit

  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.