Onesilus
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Onesilus or Onesilos (, "useful one"; died 497 BC) was the brother of King Gorgus of the Greek city-state of Salamis on the island of Cyprus. He is known only through the work of Herodotus (Histories, V.104–115).
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Salamis
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- time period
- classical antiquity
- date of birth
- 0501-01-01
- date of death
- 0498-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Ονήσιλος
- significant place
- Salamis
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Onesilus or Onesilos (, "useful one"; died 497 BC) was the brother of King Gorgus of the Greek city-state of Salamis on the island of Cyprus. He is known only through the work of Herodotus (Histories, V.104–115).
==Background== Cyprus was a part of the Persian Empire, but, when the Ionians rebelled from Persian rule, Onesilus captured the city of Salamis and usurped his brother's throne. He won over every city on the island except for the Graeco-Phoenician city-state of Amathus, which stayed loyal to the Persians despite being besieged by Onesilus's troops.
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