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Autodicus also known as ''Autodikos'', ''Autolycus'' and ''Autolykos''〔Heckel, ''Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire'', p.65〕 (early to mid-340s BC〔Heckel, ''Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire'', p.65〕-?) was a Greek nobleman who was a Macedonian Thessalian who served as an official. Autodicus was the third born of four sons to Agathocles〔Lund, ''Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship'', p.3〕 and his wife, perhaps named Arsinoe. His paternal grandfather may have been called Alcimachus and one of his brothers was Lysimachus one of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great.〔(Lysimachus’ article at Livius.org )〕 His father was a nobleman of high rank who was an intimate friend of King Philip II of Macedon, who shared in Philip II’s councils and became a favorite in the Argead court.〔Lund, ''Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship'', p.2〕 Autodicus with his brothers grew up with the status of Macedonians; he with his brothers enjoyed prominent positions in King Alexander the Great’s circle〔Lund, ''Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship'', p.2〕 and Autodicus with his brothers were educated at the court at Pella.〔Heckel, ''Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire'', p.153〕 Autodicus was appointed in 321 BC〔Lund, ''Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship'', p.3〕 as one of the four Somatophylakes at Triparadeisus for the Greek Macedonian King Philip III Arrhidaeus〔Heckel, ''Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire'', p.65〕 who reigned 323 BC-317 BC, who was a paternal half-brother of Alexander the Great. In Lysimachus’ reign 306 BC-281 BC in his rule as King over Thrace, Anatolia and Macedonia; Autodicus and his family were prominent figures in his Thracian court〔Lund, ''Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship'', p.180〕 and were among those who stayed loyal to Lysimachus.〔Lund, ''Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship'', p.187〕 According to an inscription found, Autodicus had a wife called Adeia,〔Heckel, ''Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire'', p.65〕 by whom he had children. However the identities of their children are unknown. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Autodicus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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