Archelaus (Sparta)
Archelaus ( Greek Ἀρχέλαος Archelaos ) is in Greek mythology, the eighth king of Sparta from the House of Agiaden . According to another tradition, which omits his predecessor Menelaus , he is the seventh king and the son of Agesilaus I.
Together with Charillos , the Spartan king from the house of the Eurypontids , Archelaus conquered the Periöken city of Aigys , located on the Arcadian border, and enslaved the inhabitants, because he suspected them of agreement with the Arcadians . After Eusebius of Caesarea he ruled for 60 years. Eusebius took this information from the history of Diodorus, which is only partially preserved today . Eusebius also claimed that Archelaus was from 885–826 BC. Ruled. Archelaus' successor was his son Teleklos .
swell
- Herodotus , Histories , 7, 204.
- Pausanias , traveling in Greece , 3, 2, 5
- Plutarch , Lykurgos 5, 5
- Eusebius of Caesarea, Praeparatio evangelica 5, 32; Chronik 1, p. 223 ed. Schoene (in Hieronymus , Jerome, Chronicon - The Merton manuscript )
literature
- Benedikt Niese : Archelaos 5 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 446.
Remarks
- ^ Pausanias, Travels in Greece , 3, 2, 5
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Agesilaus I. | King of Sparta | Teleclos |