Evăgŏras

, a king of Cyprus who retook Salamis, which had been taken from his father by the Persians. He made war against Artaxerxes the king of Persia, with the a istance of the Egyptians, Arabians, and Tyrians, and obtained some advantage over the fleet of his enemy. The Persians, however, soon repaired their lo es, and Evagoras saw himself defeated by sea and land, and obliged to be tributary to the power of Artaxerxes, and to be stripped of all his dominions, except the town of Salamis. He was a a inated soon after this fatal change of fortune by a eunuch, 374 B.C. He left two sons, Nicocles, who succeeded him, and Prot agoras, who deprived his nephew Evagoras of his po e ions. Evagoras deserves to be commended for his sobriety, moderation, and magnanimity, and if he was guilty of any political error in the management of his kingdom, it may be said that his love of equity was a full compensation. His grandson bore the same name, and succeeded his father Nicocles. He showed himself oppre ive, and his uncle Prot agoras took advantage of his unpopularity to deprive him of his power. Evagoras fled to Artaxerxes Ochus, who gave him a government more extensive than that of Cyprus, but his oppre ion rendered him odious, and he was accused before his benefactor, and by his orders put to death. Cornel i us Nepos , bk. 12 , ch. 2 .— Diodorus , bk. 14 .— Pausanias , bk. 1 , ch. 3 .— Justin , bk. 5 , ch. 6 .――A man of Elis, who obtained a prize at the Olympian games. Pausanias , bk. 5 , ch. 8 .――A Spartan, famous for his services to the people of Elis. Pausanias , bk. 6 , ch. 10 .――A son of Neleus and Chloris. Apollo dor us , bk. 1 , ch. 9 .――A son of Priam. Apollo dor us , bk. 3 , ch. 12 .――A king of Rhodes.――An historian of Lindos.――Another of Thasos, whose works proved serviceable to Pliny in the compilation of his natural history. Pliny , bk. 10 .