Charilaus (Greek: Χαρίλαος), also spelled Charilaos, Charillos, or Charillus, was a king of Sparta in the middle of the 8th century BC. He was probably the first historical king of the Eurypontid dynasty.
symmetrical. Modern scholars consider instead that Charilaus was the first historical Eurypontid king. Charilaus and the Agiad Archelaus are indeed the first...
of the Eurypontids, who served a brief regency either for the infant Charilaus (780–750 BC) or for Labotas (870–840 BC) the Agiad. Currently known two...
Agiad dynasty king of Sparta. He was a son of Agesilaus I. Together with Charilaus, he conquered Elis. During his reign he also conquered the city of Aegys...
dual monarchy was created when the four villages merged. Archelaus and Charilaus are the first kings of Sparta that are considered together in ancient...
of the synoecism of Sparta, which took place in the 8th century, with Charilaus the first Eurypontid king (r. c.775–c.760). The Greek geographer Pausanias...
later-more-influential Eurypontid dynasty instead, specifically as regent of Charilaus; the disputes indicate that the two royal houses by the historical period...
defend the city during a war from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus. Marpessa's weapon was later put in plain sight in the Temple of Athena...
Prytanis, the father of Polydectes, in turn father of Eunomus (father of Charilaus) and Lycurgus. Paus. iii. 7. § 1 Plut. Lyc. 2 Polyaen. ii. 13. This...
Polycrates, c. 538-522 BC Maiandrius, c. 522 BC (reintroduced democracy) Charilaus, c. 522 BC Syloson, again c. 521 BC Aeaces, around 513 BC, reinstalled...
women of Tegea defended the city from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus. The women were led by Marpessa and, after arming themselves, defeated...
originally belonged to the Arcadians, but was conquered at an early period by Charilaus, the reputed nephew of Lycurgus, and annexed to Laconia. Its territory...
their dominion over Arcadia. In one of the wars between the two peoples, Chariläus or Charillus, king of Sparta, deceived by an oracle which appeared to...
Lycurgus became regent instead for the first several months of the infant Charilaus' life. There is no mention of the Agiad Labotas in this version. These...
neighbouring Messenians. Nicander was the son of the previous Eurypontid king, Charilaus and was succeeded as Eurypontid king by his own son, Theopompus of Sparta...
2021[update], genera and species in the family Pamphagodidae include: Charilaus Stål, 1875 Charilaus carinatus Stål, 1875 Hemicharilaus Dirsh, 1953 Hemicharilaus...
list) – Polydectes, King (c.830–800 BC) Eunomus, King (c.800–780 BC) Charilaus, King (c. 780–750 BC) Nicander, King (c.750–725 BC) Theopompus, King (c...
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