ence ▁which ▁he ▁displayed ▁in ▁furn ishing ▁his ▁the atr ical ▁exhib itions . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Alexander , ▁Nic oc re on ▁al lied ▁with ▁P to le my ▁against ▁Ant ig on us , ▁and ▁in ▁ 3 1 5 ▁BC , ▁he ▁coll ud ed ▁with ▁Sele uc us ▁and ▁Men el aus , ▁two ▁of ▁P to le my ' s ▁gener als , ▁in ▁neutral izing ▁the ▁C yp ri ot ▁city - king dom s ▁which ▁had ▁supported ▁Ant ig on us . ▁In ▁return ▁for ▁these ▁services , ▁P to le my ▁awarded ▁him ▁personal ▁command ▁of ▁Cit ium , ▁Lap ith os , ▁K ery ne ia , ▁and ▁Mar ion , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁retain ing ▁Sal am is . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁entr usted ▁with ▁the ▁chief ▁command ▁over ▁the ▁whole ▁island ▁of ▁Cy pr us . ▁▁ ▁Nothing ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁fort unes ▁of ▁Nic oc re on ▁after ▁this . ▁As ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁his ▁name ▁during ▁the ▁memor able ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Sal am is ▁by ▁Dem et ri us ▁Pol ior c etes ▁( 3 0 6 ▁BC ), ▁or ▁the ▁great ▁sea - f ight ▁that ▁followed ▁it , ▁it ▁seems ▁probable ▁that ▁he ▁must ▁have ▁died ▁before ▁those ▁events . ▁One ▁personal ▁an ec d ote ▁recorded ▁about ▁Nic oc re on ▁is ▁his ▁putting ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁bar bar ous ▁manner ▁the ▁phil os opher ▁An ax arch us