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	DEMARATUS
		Demaratus' name is said to have reflected the Spartans' desire that Ariston have a son.
		Demaratus remained for a while in Sparta and even held office (Herodotus, 6.67.1), but after an affront by his successor, Leotychidas, he took refuge with Darius, who "received him generously and gave him land and cities" (Herodotus, 6.70.1-3).
		Demaratus appears to have occupied an important position at the Persian court, but it is doubtful that the relevant reports reflect historical truth.
	www.iranica.com /articles/v7/v7f3/v7f321.html (607 words)

	Demaratus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Demaratus, king of (An ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC) Sparta from (Click link for more info and facts about 515) 515 until 491 BC of the Eurypontid line, successor to his father Ariston.
		In retaliation Cleomenes urged Leotychides, a relative and personal enemy of Demaratus, to claim the throne on the ground that the latter was not really the son of Ariston but of Agetus, his mother's first husband.
		Cleomenes bribed the ((Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous) Delphic oracle, to pronounce in favor of Leotychides, who became king Leotychides II in 491 BC.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/demaratus.htm (551 words)

	The Internet Classics Archive \| The History of Herodotus by Herodotus
		Now Leotychides hated Demaratus chiefly on account of Percalus, the daughter of Chilon, son of Demarmenus: this lady had been betrothed to Leotychides; but Demaratus laid a plot, and robbed him of his bride, forestalling him in carrying her off, and marrying her.
		Demaratus, having learnt all that he wished to know, took with him provision for the journey, and went into Elis, pretending that he purposed to proceed to Delphi, and there consult the oracle.
		Such was the chance which drove Demaratus to Asia, a man distinguished among the Lacedaemonians for many noble deeds and wise counsels, and who alone of all the Spartan kings brought honour to his country by winning at Olympia the prize in the four-horse chariot-race.
	classics.mit.edu /Herodotus/history.6.vi.html (10080 words)

	Lucretia 2, Greek Mythology Link.
		Tarquinius Collatinus is son of Egerius, son of Arruns 2, son of Demaratus of Corinth and a Tarquinian woman.
		Demaratus, who arrived in Italy bringing with him a host of people from Corinth, had another son Lucumo 2, also called Tarquinius Priscus, who succeeded Ancus Marcius in the throne of Rome.
		Ancus Marcius, Arruns 2, Demaratus, Egerius, Hephaestus, Lucius Junius Brutus, Lucretia 2, Numa 3, Ocresia, Pompilia, Romulus, Servius Tullius, Sextus Tarquinius, Tarquinius Collatinus, Tarquinius Priscus, Tarquinius Superbus, Tricipitinus, Tullia, Tullus Hostilius.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Lucretia2.html (1537 words)

	Herodotus: Book Seven
		Demaratus' reply: Greece is poor, but brave and free; Spartans will fight to death even if vastly outnumbered (102).
		Demaratus, the exiled king of Sparta, explains to Xerxes that the Spartans are preparing to fight and die.
		Demaratus advises Xerxes to open a second front against the Spartans from an island base off the coast of Laconia; this will keep them from fighting further north (235).
	academic.reed.edu /Humanities/Hum110/Hdt/Hdt7.html (2909 words)

	Demaratus
		Demaratus, king of Sparta from 515 until 491 BC of the Eurypontid line, successor to his father Ariston.
		As King he is known chiefly for his opposition to his colleague the other Spartan king Cleomenes I.
		In 501 BC Aegina was one of the states which gave the symbols of submission (earth and water) to Persia.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/Demaratus.html (434 words)

	HIST 112: Herodotus on Sparta
		Demaratus answered him: "I knew, O king, that if I told you the truth, I would displease you.
		This was the answer of Demaratus, and Xerxes was not angry with him at all, but only laughed, and sent him away with words of kindness.
		When he appeared, Xerxes told him all that he had heard, and questioned him concerning the news, since he was anxious to understand the meaning of such behaviour on the part of the Spartans.
	people.westminstercollege.edu /faculty/mmarkowski/H112/demaratos.html (3242 words)

	DEMARATUS - LoveToKnow Article on DEMARATUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thereupon Cleomenes urged Leotychides, a relative and personal enemy of Demaratus, to claim the throne on the ground that the latter was not really the son of Ariston but of Agetus, his mothers first husband.
		The Deiphic oracle, under the influence of Cleomenes bribes, pronounced in favor of Leotychides, who became king (491 B.C.).
		Soon afterwards Demaratus fled to Darius, who gave him the cities of Pergamum, Teuthrania and Halisarna, where his descendants were still ruling at the beginning of the 4th century (Xen.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DE/DEMARATUS.htm (250 words)

	CLEOMENES - LoveToKnow Article on CLEOMENES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 491 he went to Aegina to punish the island for its submission to Darius, but the intrigues of his colleague once again rendered his mission abortive.
		In revenge Cleomenes accused Demaratus of illegitimacy and secured his deposition in favor of Leotychides (Herod.
		But when it was discovered that he had bribed the Delphian priestess to substantiate his charge he was himself obliged to flee; he went first to Thessaly and then to Arcadia, where he attempted to foment an anti-Spartan rising.
	98.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CL/CLEOMENES.htm (711 words)

	1463
		against Demaratus [270]; the conditions between them were, that Demaratus, and Leotychides should assist Cleomenes in his vengeance Leotychides propagated everywhere the report that the birth of legitimacy,--they sent to consult the Pythian--and Cleomenes, through assert the illegitimacy of his foe.
		Demaratus was stung, and answered, that saying this, he veiled his head--sought his home--sacrificed to legitimacy.
		The parental answer was far from unequivocal, and the the shade of an ancient Spartan hero, Astrobachus, rather than to the decision: he escaped from Sparta, baffled his pursuers, and fled into beneficent Darius.
	www.freearchive.info /14/1463.html (354 words)

	Herodotus: Book Six
		She bore Demaratus; at first, Ariston suspected that the boy was not his, but later he changed his mind (61-63).
		The deposed Demaratus questions his mother about his birth; she claims to have been raped by a local hero in the guise of Ariston, and also points out that he (Demaratus) was born prematurely (67-69).
		Supporters of Demaratus then accused Cleomenes, who was banished; he went to Arcadia and tried to ally the Arcadians against Sparta; in fear, the Spartans took him back, but he then went crazy and committed suicide.
	academic.reed.edu /humanities/Hum110/Hdt/Hdt6.html (3169 words)

	Education & Distance Learning Enthusiasts- 20th century AD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The father of history, according to the grand narrative, was Herodotus, who set out to explain the causes of the greatest event of his day, the victory of the few but free Greeks over the mighty "slave" armies of the Persian invaders.
		He began with Demaratus, a king of Sparta who fell victim to an intrigue and went into exile at the Persian court.
		Demaratus, however, was not saying that the Greek cities had laws forbidding cowardice.
	www.education-today.com /articles/college-degrees/college-degrees-article-4872-3.htm (1614 words)

	Murky.org: Steganography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Xerxes had intended on conquering the Greeks and Spartans, and was massing his great fleet and forces in preparation for a surprise attack that would catch the Greeks off guard leading to a simple victory.
		Feelings of patriotism lead Demaratus to warn the Spartans, a task which was not easy as he was living within the Persian empire, and so any form of correspondence between him and the Greeks may be intercepted leading to his execution.
		In this case, however, Demaratus was lucky, and the first person to work out the puzzle was a Spartan Princess.
	www.murky.org /archives/2004/10/steganography.html (894 words)

	BrothersJudd Blog: FIGHTING IN THE SHADE:
		In the slaughtering pen at Thermopylae -- as the narrow killing fields might be called -- a king died and a legend was born.
		Sparta the steadfast and self-sacrificing, Greece unflagging in its fight for freedom, Xerxes the flummoxed, Demaratus the traitorous: These are the images left in the summer heat.
		Demaratus might have been thrilled at these questions because they opened the door for revenge on the Spartan homeland that had exiled him.
	www.brothersjudd.com /blog/archives/019148.html (1412 words)

	Herodotus - The Histories - Page 957
		Cleomenes now, being resolved to have his revenge upon Demaratus, went to Leotychides, the son of Menares, and grandson of Agis, who was of the same family as Demaratus, and made an agreement with him.
		But Demaratus laid a plot, and robbed him of his bride, forestalling him in carrying her off, and marrying her.
		It was on this speech of Ariston's that Leotychides relied to prove that Demaratus was not his son, and therefore not rightful king of Sparta.
	www.galileolibrary.com /ebooks/eu04/herodotus_page_957.htm (168 words)

	Tillsonburg News, Tillsonburg, ON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Demaratus has the difficult job of telling Xerxes what it would be like to fight the Greeks, especially the famous Spartans, without having Xerxes get mad and cut his head off.
		Demaratus has some speaking lines in the first two scenes of the show and is seen in various scenes throughout the show although he no longer has any lines.
		Esther is a musical and although Demaratus has no solos it would be nice if he could carry a tune, as we need his presence in a couple of chorus numbers.
	www.tillsonburgnews.com /story.php?id=179364 (678 words)

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		When Xerxes heard that, he could not comprehend the fact that the Lacedaemonians were actually, to the best of their ability, preparing to kill or be killed.
		Demaratus said, “You have already heard about these men from me, when we were setting out for Hellas, but when you heard, you mocked me, although I told you how I expected things to turn out.
		Demaratus answered, “My King, take me for a liar if this does not turn out as I say.” So he spoke, but he did not persuade Xerxes.
	www.athensminiatures.com /catalogue/catalogue_am03_doc.htm (987 words)

	Antigone
		He declared that after the army of Xerxes had, in the absence of the Athenians, wasted Attica, he chanced to be with Demaratus the Lacedaemonian in the Thriasian plain, and that while there, he saw a cloud of dust advancing from Eleusis, such as a host of thirty thousand men might raise.
		As he and his companion were wondering who the men, from whom the dust arose, could possibly be, a sound of voices reached his ear, and he thought that he recognised the mystic hymn to Bacchus (the Iocchus song).
		Thus Demaratus counselled him; and they looked, and saw the dust, from which the sound arose, become a cloud, and the cloud rise up into the air and sail away to Salamis, making for the station of the Grecian fleet.
	www.greek-myth.com /Mythology/Oedipus/antigone.htm (1855 words)

	Herodotus - The Histories - Page 1336
		He declared that after the army of Xerxes had, in the absence of the Athenians, wasted Attica, he chanced to be with Demaratus the Lacedaemonian in the Thriasian plain.
		As he and his companion were wondering who the men from whom the dust arose could possibly be, a sound of voices reached his ear, and he thought that he recognised the mystic hymn to Bacchus.
		Now Demaratus was unacquainted with the rites of Eleusis, and so he inquired of Dicaeus what the voices were saying.
	www.galileolibrary.com /ebooks/eu04/herodotus_page_1336.htm (416 words)

	Back to Ancient History Sourcebook \|
		“Demaratus, it is my pleasure at this time to ask you certain things which I wish to know.
		You are a Greek, and, as I hear from the other Greeks with whom I converse, no less than from your own lips, you are a native of a city which is not the least important or the weakest in their land.
		I only hope that all may turn out according to your wishes.” Such was the answer of Demaratus; and Xerxes was not angry with him at all, but only laughed, and sent him away with words of kindness.
	www.luc.edu /faculty/ldossey/herodotus.htm (4867 words)

	Student Questions Herodotus book 7
		Demaratus, who argued that Darius' oldest son Artobazanes was born before Darius became king
		Context and Significance: Although he took his brother advice, Xerxes here defended Demaratus' intention in giving advice of disarming the power of Greece by first paralyzing the Lacedaemonians.
		Context: Demaratus is replying to Xerxes's question on whether or not the Greeks would make a stand.
	www.uark.edu /campus-resources/dlevine/Herodotus7Questions.html (1080 words)

	The Western Experience \| Guide To Documents
		So now tell me, will the Greeks stand and fight me?'' Demaratus replied, "Your Majesty, shall I tell you the truth, or say what you want to hear?'' The king ordered him to tell the truth, saying that he would respect him no less for doing so.
		If they were ruled by one man, like my subjects, I suppose they might, out of fear, show more bravery than usual and, driven into battle by the lash, go up against a bigger force; but if allowed their freedom, they wouldn't do either one.''
		Demaratus said, "Your Majesty, I knew from the beginning that if I spoke the truth you wouldn't like my message, but, since you ordered me to do so, I told you about the Spartans.
	highered.mcgraw-hill.com /sites/0072424370/student_view0/chapter2/guide_to_documents.html (313 words)

	CliffsNotes::Republic:Book Summary and Study Guide
		And after the king recounted his scout’s report on the activity of the Spartans, Demaratus explained to Xerxes: This is the way Spartans prepare to go into battle and almost certain death.
		Demaratus then warned Xerxes that the contingent of Spartans sent out to engage his vast armies was but a sample of Sparta’s military enterprise, and he advised the king to attack and conquer Sparta herself, since Sparta was herself so arrogant and timocratic that no other nation would care to aid her.
		Xerxes, for whatever reason, permitted the Spartans and their allies a four-day recess from the rigors of battle, but on the fifth day he attacked, ordering his Medes and Cissians to capture the Spartans and bring them as captives to his camp.
	www.cliffsnotes.com /WileyCDA/LitNote/id-154,pageNum-94.html (952 words)

	Cleomenes, I Biography / Biography of Cleomenes, I Biography Biography
		In 506 a Boeotian army, led by Thebes, invaded western Attica; the Chalcidians of Euboea invaded northern Attica; and the two Spartan kings, Cleomenes and Demaratus, led the army of the Peloponnesian League into southwestern Attica.
		Cleomenes knew that he could not obtain the cooperation of Demaratus, and he therefore plotted to oust him.
		A potential rival, Leotychidas, disputed the legitimacy of Demaratus, and the case was referred to Delphi, where Cleomenes bribed the priests and obtained the god's verdict against Demaratus.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-cleomenes-i (509 words)

	Book 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		[6.64] In course of time Ariston died; and Demaratus received the kingdom: but it was fated, as it seems, that these words, when bruited abroad, should strip him of his sovereignty.
		[6.67] Such were the means whereby the deposition of Demaratus was brought about; but his flying from Sparta to the Medes was by reason of an affront which was put upon him.
		[6.70] Demaratus, having learnt all that he wished to know, took with him provision for the journey, and went into Elis, pretending that he purposed to proceed to Delphi, and there consult the oracle.
	www.herodotuswebsite.co.uk /Text/Book6.htm (8264 words)

	Codes, Ciphers, & Codebreaking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote that when the Persian Emperor Xerxes moved to attack Greece in 480 BC, the Greeks were warned by an Greek named Demaratus who was living in exile in Persia.
		Demaratus wrote a message on the wooden tablet itself and then covered it with wax, allowing the vital information to be smuggled out of the country.
		The science of sending concealed messages is known as "steganography", Greek for "concealed writing".
	www.darkmattermag.com /October2003/dark_science.html (494 words)

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