Kings of Argolis |
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Reign |
Name |
Years |
Comment |
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1660-1610 |
Phoroneus |
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Thera eruption |
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1610 |
Argus |
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Foundation of Argos |
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1585 |
Phorbus |
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1560 |
Triopas |
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1535 |
Iasos |
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Abduction of Io |
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1525 |
Agenor |
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Trade relations established with Egypt |
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1510 |
Crotopus |
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1485 |
Sthenelus |
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1460 |
Galanor |
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1451 |
Danaus, Aegyptus |
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1430 |
Lynceus |
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1406 |
Abas |
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1380 |
Acrisius, Proetus |
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1345 |
Perseus |
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1318 |
Electryon |
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1286 |
Amphytrion |
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1285 |
Sthenelus |
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1258-1223 |
Eurestheus |
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Herakles joins Jason on Argo |
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1223 |
Thyestes |
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1223-1207 |
Atreus |
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1212 Sea People invade Egypt |
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1207-1206 |
Thyestes |
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1206-1183 |
Agamemnon |
10+ |
1193 Seti murdered by Bey and Sipta made king, Trojen War |
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1183-1175 |
Aegisthus |
7+1 |
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1175-1174 |
<no king> |
1 |
1175 Ramses II expels Sea Peoples, Meneleus leaves Egypt |
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1174-1173 |
Orestes |
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1173.-1163 |
Aletes |
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1163-1123 |
Orestes |
50 |
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1124-1103 |
Tsiamneus |
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Agiad Spartan Kings |
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Reign |
Name |
Years |
Comment |
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1103-1061 |
Eurysthenes |
42 |
Tiglath-Pileser attacks Caria |
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1061-1030 |
Agis |
(3)1 |
Patreus the son of Preugenes founded in Achaea city of Patrae |
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1030-995 |
Echestratus |
35 |
Removed all the Cynurians of military age, alleging as a reason that freebooters from the Cynurian territory were harrying Argolis. |
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995-958 |
Labotas |
37 |
War against the Argives for annexing the Cynurian territory which they themselves had captured, and were causing revolts among their subjects the Perioeci. |
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958-929 |
Dorysus |
29 |
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929-885 |
Agesilus |
44 |
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885-725 |
Archeleus |
60 |
Lycurgus lays down laws. Took by force Aegys, a city of the Perioeci, and sold the inhabitants into slavery, suspecting them of Arcadian sympathies. |
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825-785 |
Telecles |
40 |
Conquered and reduced Amyclae, Pharis, and Geranthrae, cities of the Perioeci Murdered by Messenians in sanctuary of Artemis |
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785-747 |
Alcamenes |
38 |
Sends Charmidas the son of Euthys to put down the civil strife among the Cretans and abandon week inland towns. Laid waste to Helos an Achaean town on coast and won battle against Argives. 764 Provocation Messenian War ? (Pausanius) 743 2o9 Attack on Ampheia ? (Pausanius) |
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747-719 |
Polydorus |
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Sends colonists to Croton in Italy King 4 years after capture of Ampheia 724 Messenian War ends 1o14 ? (Pausanius) Murdered by Polymarchus |
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719-685 |
Eurycrates |
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Messenians submit to Spartan domination |
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685-645 |
Anaxander |
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685 2nd Messenian War 4o23 ? (Pausanius) 668 1o28 Eira taken war completed (Pausanius) 664 o29 Spartans take Zancle ? (Pausanius) |
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645 |
Eurycratides |
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Unsuccessful war with Tegea |
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600 |
Leon |
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Unsuccessful war with Tegea |
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560-520 |
Anaxandridus |
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Victory in war with Tegea |
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520-490 |
Cleomenes |
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490-480 |
Leonidas |
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480-458 |
Pleistarchus |
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Eurypontid Spartan Kings |
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Reign |
Name |
Years |
Comment |
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Aristodemus |
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1103-1062 |
Proclese |
41 |
Tiglath-Pileser & Asharid-Pal-Ekur reign in Assyria |
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1062-1028 |
Sous |
34 |
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1028-977 |
Eurypon |
51 |
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977-928 |
Prytanis |
49 |
Enmity against Argives |
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928-883 |
Polydectes |
45 |
Years of peace |
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Eunomus |
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883-823 |
Charillus |
60 |
Lycurgus collects Homers works. Devastates land of Argives. Helped Archelaus to destroy Aegys. Campaign against Tegea in vain. |
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823-785 |
Nicander |
38 |
Teleclus murdered. Invades Argolis and lays waste to land helped by Asinaeans who are punished by Argives. |
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785-738 |
Theopompus |
47 |
764 Provocation for Messenian War o4 ? Struggle with Argives for the Thyreatid district. |
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Anaxidamus |
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Zeuxidamus |
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738-719 |
Anaxandridus |
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Succeeds Theopompus to throne. 724 1st Messenian War ends 1o14 ? (Pausanius) Messenians expelled from Peloponnese in 2nd Messenian war (according to Pausanius) |
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719-700 |
Archidamus |
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Peace |
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700-688 |
Anaxilaus |
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Peace |
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688-645 |
Leotychides |
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685 2nd Messenian War 4o23 ? (Pausanius) |
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645-602 |
Hippocratides |
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602-560 |
Agasicles (Agesilaus) |
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560-515 |
Ariston (Menares) |
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Marries ugliest women in Sparta. |
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515-491 |
Demaratus |
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491-476 |
Leotychides |
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Archidamus |
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Messenian Kings |
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Reign |
Name |
Years |
Comment |
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1103-c.1064 |
Cresphontes |
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c.1064 |
Aepytus |
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Cresphontes murdered and his youngest son is made king by the sons of Aristodemus |
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c.1017 |
Glaucus |
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c.971 |
Isthmius |
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c.924 |
Dotadas |
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c.878 |
Sybotas |
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c.831 |
Phintas |
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Send offering of chorus of men to Apollo. Messenians fall out with the Spartans, murder Telecles. |
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c.785 |
Antiochus and Androcles |
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Messenian war is provoked |
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c.758 |
Antiochus (alone) |
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Androcles murdered and Antiochus becomes sole king |
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c.758-745 ? |
Euphaes |
13 |
Son of Antiochus (or c.762-736) 743 2o9 Spartans make first attack on Messenians |
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c.745-739 ? |
Aristodemus |
6 |
(or c.736-724) |
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<generation> |
39 |
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685-c.645 |
Aristomenes |
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Son of Nicomedes or Pyrrhus |
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