Archelaus of Sparta

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Archelaus
King of Sparta
Reignc. 790 – 760 BC
PredecessorAgesilaus I
SuccessorTeleclus

Archelaus (Greek: Ἀρχέλαος, Ἀrkhélaos; reigned from c. 790 to c. 760 BC) was the 7th Agiad dynasty king of Sparta. He was a son of Agesilaus I.[1] Together with Charilaus, he conquered Elis. During his reign he also conquered the city of Aegys and sold the inhabitants into slavery. He was succeeded as king by his son, Teleclus.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Pococke, E.; Ottley, J. B.; Rutt, John T. (1852). The History of Greece, from the Earliest Records to the Close of the Peloponnesian War, Includ. A Sketch of the Geography of Greece, and Dissertations on Greek Mythology, on the Heroic Age, on the Early Painters and Sculptors, ... Griffin. p. 513.
  2. ^ Duncker, Max; Abbott, Evelyn (1883). History of Greece from the Earliest Times to the End of the Persian War. R. Bentley & son. p. 348.


Preceded by Agiad King of Sparta
c. 790 – c. 760 BC
Succeeded by