Philiscus of Abydos
4th-century BC Greek tyrant of Abydus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philiscus or Philiskos (Greek: Φιλίσκος) was a 4th-century BC Greek tyrant of the city of Abydos,[1] on the Asian side of the Hellespont, and a hyparch ("vice-regent") and military commander of the Achaemenid satrap Ariobarzanes.[2] He was sent by Ariobarzanes in 368 BCE as an Achaemenid emissary to Delphi, where the Greek cities at war between themselves had assembled for peace negotiations.[3][4] Philiscus had probably been sent at the request of either Athens or Sparta, to help solve the conflicts between the Greek city-states.[3][4]