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Cleomenes I ( / kliːˈɒmɪniːz /; Greek Κλεομένης; died c. 490 BC) was Agiad King of Sparta from c. 524 to c. 490 BC. One of the most important Spartan kings, Cleomenes was instrumental in organising the Greek resistance against the Persian Empire of Darius, as well as shaping the geopolitical balance of Classical Greece .
Cleomenes. Cleomenes may refer to: one of several kings of Sparta : Cleomenes I (c. 520 – c. 490 BC) Cleomenes II (370–309 BC) Cleomenes III (236–219 BC) Cleomenes of Naucratis (died 322 BC), Greek administrator. Cleomenes the Cynic (c. 300 BC), Cynic philosopher.
Cleomenes I was a Spartan king from 519 bc to his death, a ruler who consolidated his city’s position as the leading power in the Peloponnesus. He refused to commit Spartan forces overseas against the Persians but readily intervened in the affairs of his Greek rival, Athens. A member of the Agiad.
Cleomenes I - Livius. Cleomenes (Greek Κλεομένης ): Agiad king of Sparta (r.c.520-c.488). Accession. A Spartan soldier, perhaps Cleomenes' half-brother Leonidas. Cleomenes was the son of the Agiad king Anaxandridas of Sparta (r.c.560-c.520 BCE) and his second wife.
Jan 2, 2023 · The Spartan king Cleomenes I. is one of the most influential and enigmatic figures of Greek History during the late 6th and early 5th century BCE.
Jun 9, 2024 · Agiad king of Sparta (reigned c. 520–490 bc), son of Anaxandridas II by a second, bigamous union. His long, activist reign was one of the half‐dozen most influential on record.
May 17, 2018 · Cleomenes I (active ca. 520-490 B.C.) was a brilliant but unstable Spartan king who attempted to extend his country's influence outside the Peloponnesus. As on of Anaxandridas, Cleomenes first displayed his genius in diplomacy in 519 B.C., when the city of Plataea asked Sparta for help against Thebes.
Cleomenes I was Agiad King of Sparta from c. 524 to c. 490 BC. One of the most important Spartan kings, Cleomenes was instrumental in organising the Greek resistance against the Persian Empire of Darius, as well as shaping the geopolitical balance of Classical Greece.
Oct 5, 2017 · Cleomenes (r. 520-490 BCE) worked ruthlessly during his reign to make Sparta the most dominant and influential power in the Peloponnesus and to strengthen the Peloponnesian League against its rivals.
Cleomenes (1) I, *Agiad king of Sparta (reigned c.520–490 bce), son of Anaxandridas II by a second, bigamous union. His long, activist reign was one of the half-dozen most influential on record.
