Ardys_(general)

Ardys (general)

Ardys (general)

3rd-century BC Greek general

Ardys is known from the writings of the Greek historian Polybius. He was an experienced general who commanded the right wing of the army of Antiochus the Great in his battle against the Seleucid rebel Molon in 220 BCE. He distinguished himself in the next year in the siege of Seleucia Pieria.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Polybius (2010-11-11). The Histories. OUP Oxford. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-19-953470-8.
  2. [2]
    Bar-Kochva, Bezalel (1976-05-13). The Seleucid Army: Organization and Tactics in the Great Campaigns. Cambridge University Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-521-20667-9.
Stub icon

This Ancient Greek biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ardys_(general), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.