Nearchus of Orchomenus
Arcadian tyrant
About Nearchus of Orchomenus
Nearchus (, Nearchos; fl. 234 BC) was a ruler of the Greek city of Orchomenus in Arcadia. He was probably a tyrant and is known only from an inscription relating a treaty with the Achaean League in which he agrees to renounce his post while the Orchomenians promise not to prosecute him or his sons.
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Who was Nearchus of Orchomenus?
Arcadian tyrant
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