Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus

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Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus (died c. 454 BCE) was a Greek tyrant who ruled over Halicarnassus during the early 5th century BCE.

He was eventually overthrown in a coup d'état. Among the conspirators were Herodotos, a native of Halicarnassus who had previously been exiled to Samos.^[1]