(fl. sixth century B.C.E.) Libyan ruler He was partially responsible for the fall of APRIES (r. 589–570 B.C.E.) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty. An ally of Egypt, Adicran faced a Greek invasion and appealed to Apries for aid in repelling the foe. The Greeks had established the colony of CYRENE on the Libyan coast and were now threatening the Libyan ruler. Apries sent several units of Egyptian veteran troops to Adicran’s aid, and they suffered a stinging defeat at the hands of the Greeks. The Egyptian troops returned home and mutinied because of the incident. When Apries sent his general, AMASIS (r. 570–526 B.C.E.), to mediate the mutiny, Amasis sided with the troops and was proclaimed the rightful ruler of Egypt.
Adicran faced the Cyrene King Battus II the Lucky, who overcame the Libyans and Egyptians in c. 570 B.C.E. He founded new colonies and Hellenized the hump of eastern Libya, calling it Cyrenaica. In 525 B.C.E., the internal feuds between rival Egyptian families seeking the throne ended when the Persians arrived with the army of CAMBYSES.
