Agasicles
Agasikles , also Agesikles , Hegesikles ( Greek Ἀγασικλῆς, Ἀγησικλῆς, Ἡγησικλῆς ) was a Spartan king from the house of the Eurypontids around the first half to the middle of the 6th century BC. Chr.
Agasikles was the son of Archidamos and father of Ariston . During the reigns of Agasicles and Leon , the Spartans suffered a defeat against Tegea . Pausanias , on the other hand, claims that Agasicles did not wage wars.
literature
- Benedikt Niese : Agasikles 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 737.
- Paul Poralla: Prosopography of the Lacedaemonians up to the time of Alexander the great . Dissertation Breslau 1913, p. 5
Remarks
- ^ Pausanias, Travels in Greece 3, 7, 6.
- ↑ Herodotus , Historien 1, 65.
- ^ Pausanias, Journeys in Greece 3, 7, 6-7.
- ↑ Herodotus, Historien 1, 65.
- ^ Pausanias, Travels in Greece 3, 7, 6.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hippokratidas | King of Sparta | Ariston |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agasicles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agesicles, Hegesicles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spartan king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC Chr. |