Alexamenus of Aetolia

For other uses, see Alexamenus (disambiguation).

Alexamenus (Gr. Ἀλεξαμενός), a general of the Aetolians, 196 BC, who was sent by the Aetolians, in 192 BC, during the War against Nabis, to obtain possession of Lacedaemon.[1] He succeeded in his object, and killed Nabis, the tyrant of Lacedaemon; but the Lacedaemonians rising against him shortly after, he and most of his troops were killed.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Polybius, xviii. 26
  2. ↑ Livy, xxxv. 34-36.
  3. ↑ Smith, William (1867). "Alexamenus". In William Smith. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 110.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/11/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.