Antipater of Derbe
Antipater of Derbe (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίπατρος) was a tyrant or prince of Derbe. He was a friend of Cicero's, one of whose letters, of uncertain date, is addressed on Antipater's behalf to , proconsul of the province of Asia, who was offended with Antipater and therefore held his sons hostage.[1]
Amyntas, the Lycaonian chieftain, murdered him and seized his principality.
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- ^ Strabo xii. p. 392 ; Cic. Epistulae ad Familiares xiii. 73.
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