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Laconicus

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Laconicus (Λακωνικός; fl. 192 BC) was a Spartan of royal descent who appears as king of Sparta for a brief moment in the aftermath of the assassination of the tyrant Nabis in 192 BC. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Achaean League, Aetolian League, Alexamenus of Aetolia, History of Rome (Livy), List of kings of Sparta, Livy, Lycurgus (king of Sparta), Nabis of Sparta, Paul Cartledge, Pelops, Philopoemen, Polybius, Strategos, Tyrant.

  2. 2nd-century BC Spartans
  3. 2nd-century BC monarchs in Europe
  4. Kings of Sparta

Achaean League

The Achaean League (League of Achaeans) was a Hellenistic-era confederation of Greek city-states on the northern and central Peloponnese.

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Aetolian League

The Aetolian (or Aitolian) League (Κοινὸν τῶν Αἰτωλῶν) was a confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece centered in Aetolia in Central Greece.

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Alexamenus of Aetolia

Alexamenus (Ἀλεξαμενός), a general of the Aetolians in 196 BC, who was sent by the Aetolians in 192 during the War against Nabis, to obtain possession of Lacedaemon.

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History of Rome (Livy)

The History of Rome, perhaps originally titled Annales, and frequently referred to as Ab Urbe Condita (From the Founding of the City), is a monumental history of ancient Rome, written in Latin between 27 and 9 BC by the Roman historian Titus Livius, better known in English as "Livy".

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List of kings of Sparta

For most of its history, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Laconicus and List of kings of Sparta are kings of Sparta.

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Livy

Titus Livius (59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy, was a Roman historian.

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Lycurgus (king of Sparta)

Lycurgus (Λυκοῦργος; 219–217 BC) was a king of Sparta, who reigned from 219 BC until his death shortly before 211 BC.

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Nabis of Sparta

Nabis (Νάβις) was the last king of independent Sparta. Laconicus and Nabis of Sparta are 2nd-century BC Spartans and kings of Sparta.

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Paul Cartledge

Paul Anthony Cartledge (born 24 March 1947)"CARTLEDGE, Prof.

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Pelops

In Greek mythology, Pelops was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus region (Πελοπόννησος, lit. "Pelops' Island").

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Philopoemen

Philopoemen (Φιλοποίμην Philopoímēn; 253 BC, Megalopolis – 183 BC, Messene) was a skilled Greek general and statesman, who was Achaean strategos on eight occasions.

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Polybius

Polybius (Πολύβιος) was a Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period.

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Strategos

Strategos, plural strategoi, Latinized strategus, (στρατηγός, pl.; Doric Greek: στραταγός, stratagos; meaning "army leader") is used in Greek to mean military general.

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Tyrant

A tyrant, in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty.

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See also

2nd-century BC Spartans

2nd-century BC monarchs in Europe

Kings of Sparta

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconicus