Archelaus of Sparta

Archelaus (Greek Ἀρχέλαος ) In Greek mythology, the eighth king of Sparta from the House of Agiaden. According to another tradition, that exhausts its predecessor Menelaus, he is the seventh king and the son of Agesilaus I..

Under the pretext that the Arcadians had an alliance with Egypt, he devastated their country. Together with Charillos, the Spartan king from the house of Eurypontidae, he conquered the city Aigys and enslaved the inhabitants. After Hieronymus he reigned 60 years. His successor was his son Teleclus.

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  • Herodotus, Histories, 7, 204
  • Jerome, Jerome, Chronicon - The Merton manuscript
  • Pausanias, traveling in Greece, 3, 2, 5-6; 4, 4, 2
  • Mythological King (Sparta )
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