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TYPHAINE HAZIZA

Université de Caen Normandie

Fifth king of the Greek city of CYRENE in LIBYA (North Africa), Battus III (ruled c. 550–530 BCE) was born lame, according to Herodotus, interpreted as an ill‐omened sign by the Cyreneans who consulted the ORACLE at DELPHI concerning which regime it would be best for them to adopt. On the advice of the PYTHIA, they accepted the reforms proposed by DEMONAX of MANTINEIA, who divided the population of the city into three tribes and, most importantly, restricted royal prerogatives by limiting them essentially to the religious sphere (4.161).

SEE ALSO: Arcesilaus III; Disabilities; Monarchy