Crocus (general)
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Crocus (general)
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Crocus was Ptolemaic governor of Cyprus and admiral of the Ptolemaic navy in the second century BC. Crocus is mentioned as governor (strategos) of Cyprus and admiral (nauarchos) in three inscriptions dated between 131 and 124 BC. His predecessor in this role was Seleucus, son of Bithys. During Crocus' tenure as governor there was a civil war between Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VIII, who made Cyprus his power-base. In one inscription, Crocus' title is given as strategos autokrator, which indicates t
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Ptolemaic governor of Cyprus and admiral of the Ptolemaic navy
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