in 272 BC. Areus nevertheless repelled the attack and pursued Pyrrhus until his death in Argos. Thanks to the prestige of this victory, Areus founded another...
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his nephew Areus I in 309. However, Areus II never reigned as he died still a child in 254, and Leonidas succeeded him (r. 254–235). Areus II was honoured...
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Areus may refer to: Areus I, king of Sparta from 309 to 265 BC, son of prince Acrotatus, grandson of Cleomenes II Areus II, king of Sparta from 262 to...
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spontaneous alliance between the city state of Argos, the Spartan king Areus I and the Macedonian king Antigonus Gonatas. The battle ended with the death...
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above. Areus and Acrotatus are accused by Phylarchus of having corrupted the simplicity of Spartan manners. He was succeeded by his son Areus II. Spence...
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Acrotatus (Areus' son) c.275, he went into exile in Epirus and fought against Sparta during Pyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese in 272. Areus I, son of...
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Alexander the Great (reigned 336-323 BCE). I Maccabees regards Onias as a contemporary of the Spartan king Areus I (309-265 BCE). "Josephus is ... mistaken...
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Sparta from 370 to 309 BC. He was the second son of Cleombrotus I, and grandfather of Areus I, who succeeded him. Although he reigned for more than 60 years...
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297–272 BC) and an alliance consisting of Sparta, under the command of King Areus I (r. 309–265 BC) and his heir Acrotatus, and Macedon. The battle was fought...
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and kills the king of Sparta, Areus I near Corinth, after which he besieges Athens. Acrotatus II succeeds his father Areus I as king of Sparta. Hiero II...
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