Agesilaus I (/əˌdʒɛsəˈleɪəs/; Greek: Ἀγησίλαος), son of Doryssus, was the 6th king of the Agiad line at Sparta, excluding Aristodemus. According to Apollodorus...
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Agesilaus II (/əˌdʒɛsəˈleɪəs/; Greek: Ἀγησίλαος Agēsílāos; 445/4 – 360/59 BC) was king of Sparta from c. 400 to c. 360 BC. Generally considered the most...
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Agesilaus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγησίλαος) may refer to: Agesilaus I (r. c.815–c.785 BC), Agiad king of Sparta Agesilaus II (r. 400–360 BC), Eurypontid king...
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Shoshenq VI, Pharaoh of Egypt (Twenty-Third Dynasty), r. 801–795 BC Agesilaus I, Archilaus (Agiad Kings, r. 820–790 BC and 790–760 BC respectively) and...
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Eurytides agesilaus, the short-lined kite swallowtail, is a medium-sized species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Eurytides agesilaus has a wingspan...
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840–c.815. Agesilaus I, allegedly son of Doryssus, with a reign hypothetically dated from c.815–c.785. Archelaus, allegedly son of Agesilaus I, with a reign...
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ISBN 0-08-045093-8. Plato, Republic, 5.470e, Xenophon Agesilaus, 7.4 (in Greek) Xenophon, Agesilaus, 7.4 Isocrates, To Philip, 5.22 Plato, Republic, 470e...
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Eurytides agesilaus neosilaus, the short-lined kite swallowtail, is a subspecies of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Mexico and Central...
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Cynurus; Cynurensian bandits were common in the lands. Or Labotes, Leobotes. Agesilaus II, distinguished king of Sparta, being asked which was the greater virtue...
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Pausanias identified him as the son of Labotas or Leobotes and the father of Agesilaus I. He was killed in battle between the Spartans and the Argives. Newton...
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eighth century BC. He was the son of King Archelaus and grandson of King Agesilaus I. Pausanias reports that Teleclus' reign saw the conquest of Amyclae,...
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Eurytides agesilaus fortis, the short-lined kite-swallowtail, is a subspecies of butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in North America, Mexico...
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reported by Diodorus Siculus, in 396 BC he supported the Spartan king Agesilaus in his war against the Persians; the Spartans had conquered Cyprus and...
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Argos, against Sparta, rendering it necessary to recall his colleague, Agesilaus II, from Asia; and the first military operation of his reign was the expedition...
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c. 760 BC) was the 7th Agiad dynasty king of Sparta. He was a son of Agesilaus I. Together with Charilaus, he conquered Elis. During his reign he also...
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this time successfully and went into exile. At the Battle of Coronea, Agesilaus I, the new king of Sparta, had slightly the better of the Boeotians and...
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Theban–Spartan War (section Invasions of Agesilaus II)
under Cleombrotus I had been dispatched to subdue the city, but turned back without engaging the Thebans. Another army under Agesilaus II was then dispatched...
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List of ancient Greeks (section I)
Ageladas – sculptor Agesander – sculptor Agesilaus I – King of Sparta Agesilaus II – King of Sparta Agesipolis I – King of Sparta Agesipolis II – King of...
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unsuccessful, Agesilaus eventually thought it wiser to withdraw his forces back to Thespiae. Shortly after the stand-off in Thebes, Agesilaus disbanded his...
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Cleombrotus as having pro-Theban tendencies, unlike his fellow king, Agesilaus II. He was blamed for the humiliating defeat at Leuctra by his contemporaries...
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Nectanebo I (Egyptian: Nḫt-nb.f; Greek: Νεκτάνεβις Nectanebis; died 361/60 BCE) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the last native dynasty of...
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Achaemenid Empire (redirect from Teispes (I))
involved in a war with Persia's erstwhile allies, the Spartans, who, under Agesilaus II, invaded Asia Minor. To redirect the Spartans' attention to Greek affairs...
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Index of ancient Greece-related articles (section I)
Tritaea Agesilaus I Agesilaus II Agesilaus (statesman) Agesilaus (Xenophon) Agesipolis I Agesipolis II Agesipolis III Agetor Agias of Sparta Agis I Agis...
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to start a war against Sparta. According to Plutarch, Agesilaus said upon leaving Asia Minor "I have been driven out by 10,000 Persian archers", a reference...
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properly rewarded. Taking advantage of the fact that the Spartan king Agesilaus II was away campaigning in Asia against the Achaemenid Empire, Thebes...
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Tithraustes and Agesilaus. Tithraustes bribes the Spartans to move north into the satrapy of Pharnabazus. Unable to defeat Agesilaus's army, Pharnabazus...
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government at Sparta, led by the other king, the anti-Theban hardliner Agesilaus, would have nothing less than the punishment of the coup leaders and the...
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hereditary claim of Agesilaus, son of Agis by another wife. With Lysander's support, Agesilaus became the Eurypontid king as Agesilaus II, expelled Leotychidas...
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Chabrias successfully faces off the larger army of Agesilaus II near Thebes. At the advance of Agesilaus' forces, instead of giving the order to charge,...
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Nepherites I, whose family had ruled the town before. The claimant sent messengers to Agesilaus in an attempt to persuade Agesilaus to his side. Agesilaus remained...
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