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Arganthonius of Tartessus
Arganthonius
also: Arganthonius
Legendary long-lived king of Tartessus at Gades, said to have reigned eighty years and lived to a hundred and twenty; Cicero's instance of the longest human lifespan that still has an end.
Reading notes
- Cato the Elder, On Old Age §69 let us look forward to the age of the king of Tartessus
Tartessus was a wealthy realm near Gades (Cadiz) in southern Spain. Its king Arganthonius was the byword for extreme longevity, said to have reigned eighty years and lived to a hundred and twenty.