About Hippoclus
Hippoclus was a politician.
Hippoclus is a tyrant of Lampsacus and the son of Aeantides. Hippias gave his daughter Archedice into marriage by consideration of Thucydides's influence at the Persian court.
He is the same as the tyrant of Lampsacus in the list of those who were left at the passage of the Danube, specifically during the Scythian expedition of Darius I.
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Who was Hippoclus?
6th century BC tyrant of Lampsacus
What was Hippoclus's occupation?
Hippoclus was a politician.
What nationality was Hippoclus?
Hippoclus's recorded nationality: Lampsacus.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hippoclus. https://biography.guide/hippoclus/
MLA: "Hippoclus." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hippoclus/.
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