Lydiadas of Megalopolis

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Lydiadas of Megalopolis ( Greek  Λυδιάδας , died 227 BC ) was a Greek statesman and military leader. At first he was from 242 BC. BC tyrant of his hometown Megalopolis in the Peloponnese . According to the reports of Polybius and Plutarch , Lydiadas renounced in 234 BC. BC voluntarily to his rule over Megalopolis, which joined the Achaean League . He then appointed Lydiadas to be his strategist, an office in which Lydiadas held until 229 BC. . Chr with Aratus of Sicyon replaced. During this time the union was involved in battles with the Macedonian king Demetrios II , who finally 229 BC. BC fell. Lydiadas also served as a military leader in the Achaean League and came in 227 BC. In the battle of Ladokeia against the Spartans under Cleomenes III. about life.

literature

Hans Volkmann : Lydiadas 1. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 3, Stuttgart 1969, Col. 801.

personal data
SURNAME Lydiadas of Megalopolis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Strategist of the Achaean League
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 227 BC Chr.
Place of death Ladokeia