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Margus of Keryneia
Margus of Keryneia was the first sole general (strategos) of the Achaean League, elected in 255 BCE when the league replaced its two joint generals with one. He had helped the people of Bura overthrow their tyrant and was a leading statesman alongside Aratus. He died in 229 BCE commanding Achaean ships against Illyrian raiders in a sea battle off Paxos.
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