Pultarch The Moralia

Pultarch who was a Greek biographer, who wrote stories of people living in the Roman Empire, He would choose women of accomplishment, who were daring, and determined. One of his best known works, is the Moralia. In the Moralia he presents courageous and extraordinary women of the Hellenistic world. Two of the women he portrays is one who stood up to Alexander, Timoclea, and Eryxo, from the city of Cyrene. It was not an uncommon practice for soldier to pillage a conquered region for riches and rape women. Timocela is a woman who was forced to lay with a captain and questioned about any fortune she possessed. She lead this captain to a well, where she stated she had her maids “hide” her silver and gold. Once he had reached the bottom, she threw stones down until he was dead and buried. When she was brought to the king to face her crime, he notices that by her behavior she has worth and nobility. Tmioclea defends her position by explaining that she has suffered things unworthy of her rank and she refuses to die, unless dying
He was appointed advisior to Arcesilaus, but then poisoned him with sea hare to try to obtain the throne. He pretended to want to protect Battus, the next in line for King. Claiming to be Eryxo’s humble servent, wanting to marry her, and to help take Battus of being his son and then allow them to share the government. Eryxo was in the counsel of her brothers who advised against this union, suspecting that Laarchus had been the one to kill Acreilaus. She had a maid tell Laarchus that if they plan to marry, they must do it quickly and for him to meet her in her bed chamber to start the union. Being more then willing to oblige he can to her room unguarded. He was stuck dead by two swordsmen. Once he was dead, Battus took the throne. Egyptian soldiers were present at this time, awaiting for Laarchus to take the throne of Cyrene. He had become a strong and favored ally of Amamis the King of