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Also known as Philopoemon

thumb|right|213px|Philopoemen, hurt by David d'Angers, 1837, [[Louvre]] thumb|213px|Relevant geographical locations, during Philopoemen's life.

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13 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Battle of Megalopolis
  • Battle of Sellasia
  • Cavalry commander
  • The Battle of Mantinea
  • The rise of Nabis of Sparta
  • Philopoemen returns to Crete
  • Philopoemen’s return as Achaean League strategos
  • The subjugation of Sparta
  • Philopoemen's final years
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

thumb|right|213px|Philopoemen, hurt by David d'Angers, 1837, [[Louvre]] thumb|213px|Relevant geographical locations, during Philopoemen's life.

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Philopoemen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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