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Andromachus of Cyprus

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Andromachus of Cyprus
RankAdmiral
Battles / warsSiege of Tyre

Andromachus of Cyprus (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρόμαχος) was an allied admiral of Alexander the Great during the Siege of Tyre in 332 BC.[1] He may have been the same Andromachus who was shortly afterward appointed the governor of Coele-Syria, and was burnt to death by the Samaritans.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Arrian, Ana ii. 20.
  2. ^ Curt. iv. 5, 8.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Andromachus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.