Battiadae

The Battiadae, or Battiads (Greek: Βαττιάδαι), were the ruling dynasty of the Greek city-state of Cyrene, in modern Libya.

Battus I, who founded Cyrene in 631 BC, was also the founder of the dynasty.

The kings of Cyrene are shown in bold, all dates BC.

A famous descendant of Battus and thus one of the Battiadae was Callimachus,[3] the Greek poet whose style was a chief inspiration for the Latin Neoteroi.

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