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Encyclopedia > Aristonicus

Aristonicus (Latin; Greek: Ἀριστόνικος Aristonikos) is the name of several historical figures in the ancient world.


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Empire and Politics by Violence, to 79 BCE) (10561 words)
Aristonicus, perhaps believing himself the rightful heir to the throne in Pergamum, appealed to slaves and serfs and joined forces with them in a common cause against Roman authority.
Aristonicus warred against Rome's allies in Asia Minor - the rulers of Pontus, neighboring Bithynia and Paphlagonia, and Cappadocia - and he easily defeated them.
Aristonicus surrendered, and the Romans took him and the treasure of Pergamum's ruling family to Rome, where Aristonicus was paraded through the streets, thrown into prison and executed by strangulation.
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