person
Apollodorus
also: Apollodorus of Cassandreia
Apollodorus, tyrant of Cassandreia (3rd century BC), a byword for cruelty; cited with Phalaris as one who kills for pleasure, not anger.
Reading notes
- On Benefits §7.19.5 Apollodorus
Tyrant of Cassandrea (3rd c. BC), a byword for monstrous cruelty; paired with Phalaris as the limit of human savagery.
- On Anger §2.5 Apollodorus
Apollodorus, tyrant of Cassandreia, paired with Phalaris as one who kills for pleasure, not from anger — savagery, not passion.