Alcmenes
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Alcmenes () or Alcamenes, Alkamenos, was the 9th king of Sparta of the Agiad dynasty, from 740 to 700 BC.
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It is catalogued under topics including 8th-century BC monarchs, 8th-century BC Spartans and Agiad kings of Sparta.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Alcmenes
- Royalty.succession
- King of Sparta
- Royalty.reign
- 740 – 700 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Teleclus
- Royalty.successor
- Polydorus of Sparta
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Sparta
- Child
- Polydorus of Sparta
- Father
- Teleclus
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- time period
- classical antiquity
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview
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Alcmenes () or Alcamenes, Alkamenos, was the 9th king of Sparta of the Agiad dynasty, from 740 to 700 BC.
According to Pausanias, he was a commander in the night-expedition against Ampheia, which began the First Messenian War, but died before its 4th year. In his reign Helos was taken, a place near the mouth of the Eurotas, the last independent hold of the old Achaean population, and the supposed origin of the term "helot".
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