EVAGORAS  , son of Nicocles, See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• SALAMIS

Salamis in See also:

• CYPRUS
• CYPRUS, CHURCH OF

Cyprus 410—374 B.C . He claimed descent from Teucer, See also:

• HALF

half-See also:

• BROTHER

brother of See also:

• AJAX
• AJAX (Gr. Alas)

Ajax, son of Telamon, and his See also:

• FAMILY

family had See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long been rulers of Salamis until supplanted by a Phoenician See also:

• EXILE (Lat. exsilium or exilium, from exsul or exul, which is derived from ex, out of, and the root sal, to go, seen in salire, to leap, consul, &c.; the connexion with solum, soil, country is now generally considered wrong)

exile . When the usurper was in turn driven out by a See also:

• CYPRIAN, SAINT [Caecilius Cyprianus, called THASCIUS] (c. 200–258)

Cyprian See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble, Evagoras, fearing that his See also:

• LIFE

life was in danger, fled to See also:

• CILICIA

Cilicia . Thence he returned secretly in 410, and with the aid of a small See also:

• BAND

band of adherents regained See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of the See also:

• THRONE

throne . According to Isocrates, whose See also:

• PANEGYRIC

panegyric must however be read with caution, Evagoras was a See also:

• MODEL (0. Fr. modelle, mod. modele; It. modello, pattern, mould; from Lat. modus, measure, standard)

model ruler, whose aim was to promote the welfare of his See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state and of his subjects by the cultivation of See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek refinement and See also:

• CIVILIZATION

civilization, which had been almost obliterated in Salamis by a long See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of See also:

• BARBARIAN (Gr. fap/3apos)

barbarian See also:

• RULE

rule . He cultivated the friendship of the Athenians, and after the defeat of See also:

• CONON

Conon at See also:

• AEGOSPOTAMI (i.e. " Goat Streams ")

Aegospotami he afforded him See also:

• REFUGE

refuge and hospitality . For a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time he also maintained friendly relations with See also:

• PERSIA

Persia, and secured the aid of See also:

• ARTAXERXES

Artaxerxes II. for See also:

• ATHENS
• ATHENS ['AN vat, Athenae, modem colloquial Greek `Ath va]

Athens against See also:

• SPARTA (Gr. Eirapril or AaKe5atycav)

Sparta . He took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• CNIDUS (mod. Tekir)

Cnidus (394), in which the Spartan See also:

• FLEET

fleet was defeated, and for this service his statue was placed by the Athenians See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side by side with that of Conon in the Ceramicus . But the See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy and enterprise of Evagoras soon roused the See also:

• JEALOUSY (adapted from Fr. jalousie, formed from jaloux, jealous, Low Lat. zelosus, Gr. j'i os, ardour, zeal, from the root seen in '&u', to boil, ferment; cf. " yeast ")

jealousy of the See also:

• GREAT

Great King, and relations between them became strained . From 391 they were virtually at See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . Aided by the Athenians and the See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian Hakor (Acoris), Evagoras extended his rule over the greater part of Cyprus, crossed over to See also:

• ASIA

Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor, took several cities in See also:

• PHOENICIA

Phoenicia, and persuaded the Cilicians to revolt . After the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace of See also:

• ANTALCIDAS

Antalcidas (387), to which he refused to agree, the Athenians withdrew their support, since by its terms they recognized the lordship of Persia over Cyprus .

For ten years Evagoras carried on hostilities single-handed, except for occasional aid from See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt . At last he was totally defeated at See also:

• CITIUM (Gr. Kition)

Citium, and compelled to flee to Salamis . Here, although closely blockaded, he managed to hold his ground, and took See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage of a See also:

• QUARREL

quarrel between the See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian generals to conclude peace (376) . Evagoras was allowed to remain nominally king of Salamis, but in reality a See also:

• VASSAL (Fr. vassal, vassaut, vassault, &c,)

vassal of Persia, to which he was to pay a yearly See also:

• TRIBUTE (Lat. tributurn, a stated payment, contribution)

tribute . The See also:

• CHRONOLOGY (Gr. xpovo?oyfa, computation of time, xp6vos)

chronology of the last part of his reign is uncertain . In 374 he was assassinated by a See also:

• EUNUCH (Gr. Evvoi3Xos)

eunuch from motives of private revenge . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief authority for the life of Evagoras is the panegyric of Isocrates addressed to his son Nicocles; see also Diod . Sic. xiv . 115, xv . 2-9; See also:

• XENOPHON

Xenophon, Hellenica, iv . 8; W . Judeich, Kleinasiatische Studien (See also:

• MARBURG
• MARBURG, COLLOQUY OF (Marburger Religionsgesprach)

Marburg, 1892), and See also:

• ART

art .

See also:

• HELLENISM
• HELLENISM (from Or. EAXspiL'sty, to imitate the Greeks, who were known as "EAAi7ves, after "EAA17v, the son of Deucalion)

HELLENISM .