Ancient History Competition 45
He served as governor of a sicilian city after the death of its tyrant. And he was the son of a “pig”. Who was he?
Love of History | Ancient History Competition 45
Dr. Constantina Katsari is a comparative historian that specialises on ancient and modern history. She looks at current events with a critical eye and brings forward direct comparisons with similar historical events.
Mikythos, son of Choiros.
After the death of Anaxilas, Mikythos had for a while the “stewardship” of Rhegion and Zancle (Messana); when the sons of Anaxilas came of age, Mikythos handed to them the government of the two cities (467 BC).
In this case, Yanni, you are absolutely correct. If I am not mistaken, the exact translation of Choiros in English is ‘pig’.
There was, of course, also another famous Sicilian governor of porcine connections: C. Verres, famously prosecuted by Cicero, whose name is homonymous with the common Latin noun for a boar.