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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 16 (v. 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) He had unlawful in­tercourse with Chelidonis, the young wife of Cleo-nymus, who was the uncle of his father Areus; and it was this, together with the disappointment of not obtaining the throne, which led Cleonymus to invite Pyrrhus to Sparta, b. Areus was then absent in Crete, and the safety of Sparta was mainly owing to the valour of Acrotatus. § 3.) Areus and Acrotatus are ac­cused by Phylarchus (ap. www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0025.html   (1011 words)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 693 (v. 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) She married Cleonymus, who was much older than herself, and to whom she proved un­faithful in consequence of a passion for Acrotatus, son of Areus I. It was partly on account of this injury that Cleonymus, offended also by his exclu­sion from the throne, invited Pyrrhus to attempt the conquest of Sparta in b. When all the gods, men, and animals were invited by Hermes to attend the wedding of Zeus and Hera, the nymph Chelone alone remained at home, to shew her dis­regard of the solemnity. www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0702.html   (1078 words)

314 B.C. - events and references Acrotatus becomes unpopular at Sparta because of his opposition to an amnesty for the survivors of the battle of Megalopolis. Diod_19.70'4-5; Plut:Mor_216'D-E. The inhabitants of Acragas summon Acrotatus the Spartan to be their general against Agathocles. Acrotatus is forced to escape from Acragas after murdering Sostratus. www.attalus.org /bc4/year314.html   (262 words)

Areus II Acrotatus did not outlive his father, and when Cleomenes afterwards died, there arose a dispute about the throne between Cleonymus the son of Cleomenes and Areus the son of Acrotatus. So the senators acted as arbitrators, and decided that the dignity was the inheritance of Areus the son of Acrotatus, and not of Cleonymus. While Areus the son of Acrotatus was king in Sparta, Antigonus the son of Demetrius attacked Athens with an army and a fleet.3 To the help of the Athenians there came the Egyptian expedition with Patroclus, and every available man of the Lacedaemonians with Areus their king at their head. www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/AreusII.html   (290 words)

Acrotatus Acrotatus (d.262 BC) was King of Sparta from 265 to 262 BC. Agiad King of Sparta 265–; -262 BC Preceded by: Areus I His first son was Acrotatus, his second Cleonymus. www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/Acrotatus.html   (291 words)

Plutarch: Life of Agis - translation Agesipolis, after a short reign, died without issue, and Cleomenes, who succeeded him in the kingdom, after burying his eldest son Acrotatus, left surviving another son Cleonymus, who, however, did not succeed to the kingdom, which fell to Areus the son of Acrotatus, and grandson of Cleomenes. Areus being slain at Corinth, the crown descended to his son Acrotatus, who was defeated and killed in the battle of Megalopolis, by the tyrant Aristodemus. He left his wife pregnant; and as the child proved to be a son, Leonidas, the son of Cleonymus, took the guardianship of him; and when his charge died in his minority, the crown fell to him. attalus.org /old/agis.html   (5904 words)

Pyrrhus - The Fool of Hope Areus's son, Acrotatus -- a youth in the full flower of manhood -- was having an open affair with Cleonymus' beautiful young wife, Chilonis, the daughter of Leotychides. The Spartans had never liked Cleonymus anyway (he was too arbitrary to be a leader) and the public snickering over this affair aggravated his bitterness. Acrotatus returned to the city covered with enemy blood and elated with victory. www.e-classics.com /pyrrhus.htm   (6972 words)

The Internet Classics Archive | Agis by Plutarch Pausanias was succeeded by a son called Plistoanax; and he by another Pausanias who was banished, and lived as a private man at Tegea, while his eldest son, Agesipolis, reigned in his place. He, dying without issue, was succeeded by a younger brother, called Cleombrotus, who left two sons; the elder was Agesipolis, who reigned but a short time, and died without issue; the younger, who then became king, was called Cleomenes, and had also two sons, Acrotatus and Cleonymus. This Acrotatus was defeated, and slain near Megalopolis, in a battle against the tyrant Aristodemus; he left his wife big with child, and on her being delivered of a son, Leonidas, son of the above-named Cleonymus, was made his guardian, and as the young king died before becoming a man, he succeeded in the kingdom. classics.mit.edu /Plutarch/agis.html   (4418 words)

Classical Backpacking in Greece - Peloponesse - Megalopolis Aristodemus was the first and he was held in high regard. He successfully defended Megalopolis from a Spartan attack in which the Spartan king Acrotatus was killed. Later, Lydiades became tyrant only to voluntarily resign, at which time the city joined the Achaen League and was once again attacked by the Spartans in 234 B.C. This time the defenders benefited from a hurricane which blew down the Spartan siege equipment. www.missouri.edu /~daw262/mega.html   (931 words)

The Baldwin Project: Pyrrhus by Jacob Abbott At length, after the lapse of a considerable period, during which various events occurred which can not be here described, a circumstance took place which excited the hostility which Cleonymus felt for Acrotatus to the highest degree. Cleonymus, though far advanced in life, married, about the time that the events occurred which we are here describing, a very young lady named Chelidonis. She, however, had very little affection for her husband, and at length Acrotatus, who was young and attractive in person, succeeded in winning her love, and enticing her away from her husband. www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=abbott&book=pyrrhus&story=sparta   (3492 words)

The Wargamer - Battle of Megalopolis 330 BCE Still, Cleomenes has received command over the allied heavy infantry. Acrotatus was a brave Agiad prince and one of the few Spartans who still dared to make bold patriotic remarks after the defeat. I have given Acrotatus command over the Spartan cavalry. www.wargamer.com /articles/gb-articles/megalopolis-3.asp   (1142 words)

Straight Dope Staff Report: Did Spartan mothers really tell their sons, "With your shield or on it?" As they heaped praise on him and declared that in his exploits he was the best of all the Spartans, she said: "Strangers, my son was indeed noble and brave, but Sparta has many better men than he. Once her grandson Acrotatus was brought home from some boys' combat badly battered and seemingly dead, and both her family and friends were sobbing, Gyrtias said: "Won't you keep quiet? He's shown what kind of blood he has in him," and she added that brave men should not be howled over but should be under medical care. www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mspartanmoms.html   (1505 words)

A Warhammer Ancient Battles Site Thus the struggle that had gone on between the Sicilian Greeks and Carthage intermittently since the 6th century was renewed. Syracusan exiles appealed to Spartan king Cleomenes, who sent his son Acrotatus; but when Agathocles killed exile leader Sosistratus at a banquet, Acrotatus fled. A peace mediated by Carthaginian general Hamilcar divided hegemony in Sicily between Agathocles and the Carthaginians although the Greek cities were supposed to be autonomous. www.home.zonnet.nl /richardevers2000/History1.htm   (5067 words)

Pausanias Attica Cleombrotus was the father of Agesipolis and Cleomenes, and, Agesipolis dying without issue, Cleomenes ascended the throne. Now Acrotatus died first; and when afterwards Cleomenes died, a claim to the throne was put forward by Areus son of Acrotatus, and Cleonymus took steps to induce Pyrrhus to enter the country. Before the battle of Leuctra1 the Lacedaemonians had suffered no disaster, so that they even refused to admit that they had yet been worsted in a land battle. earth-history.com /Greece/pausanias-attica.htm   (15330 words)

Classical E-Text: PARTHENIUS OF NICAEA, LOVE STORIES 2 Cleonymus of Sparta, who was of royal stock and had done great things for the Lacedaemonians, took to wife his kinswoman Chilonis. He loved her with a great love – his was no gentle passion – but she despised him, and gave her whole heart to Acrotatus, the son of the king. The latter part of the story is missing. www.theoi.com /Text/Parthenius2.html   (2872 words)

Ancient Greek Online library | Pyrrhus by Plutarch | page 17   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Acrotatus, seeing the danger, passing through the town with three The elderly men and all the women saw this brave action of Acrotatus, and when be returned back into the town to his first www.greektexts.com /library/Plutarch/Pyrrhus/eng/840.html   (940 words)

3704 AM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) While Pyrrhus besieged Sparta, a company of women led by Archidamia, defended it against him until the return of Areus from Crete. Acrotatus the son of Areus, valiantly drove Ptolemy the son of Pyrrhus back when he made an assault and would have broken into Sparta with 2000 Gauls and some select companies from Chaonia. Thereupon Pyrrhus, despaired of accomplishing anything and withdrew. bennieblount.org /Online/Ussher/86.htm   (23132 words)

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