 "Tryphe" was sometimes a negative attribute, implying softness, but could also be a positive virtue, advertising the ruler's wealth and ability to reward his subjects.The epithet Autokrator is unique; it is not attested for any other Greek ruler from this period.Edwyn Bevan argued that this epithet was intended to recall the Macedonian kings Philip II and Alexander the Great, who had held the title of "Strategos Autokrator" as elected leaders of the Greek forces against Persia.