Areus I
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Gender | Male |
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Died | Greece |
265 BC | |
Greece | |
Children | Acrotatus |
Parents | Acrotatus |
Grandparents | Cleomenes II |
Grandchildren | Areus II |
Great grandparent | Cleombrotus I |
Reign | 309–265 BC |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 4457083 |
Areus I Life story
Areus I was Agiad King of Sparta from 309 to 265 BC. His reign is noted for his attempts to transform Sparta into an Hellenistic kingdom and to recover its former pre-eminence in Greece, notably against the kings Antigonos Gonatas of Macedonia and Pyrrhus of Epirus.