Philopoemen, hurt by David d'Angers, 1837, LouvreRelevant geographical locations, during Philopoemen's life.
Philopoemen/ˌfɪləˈpiːmən/ (Greek: ΦιλοποίμηνPhilopoímēn; 253 BC, Megalopolis – 183 BC, Messene) was a skilled Greek general and statesman, who was Achaean strategos on eight occasions.
From the time he was appointed as strategos in 209 BC, Philopoemen helped turn the Achaean League into an important military power in Greece. He was called "the last of the Greeks" by an anonymous Roman.
Philopoemen /ˌfɪləˈpiːmən/ (Greek: Φιλοποίμην Philopoímēn; 253 BC, Megalopolis – 183 BC, Messene) was a skilled Greek general and statesman, who was Achaean...
BC (Philopoemen of Megalopolis was Hipparch) Philopoemen of Megalopolis I 209–208 BC Nikias 208–207 BC (Aristaenos of Dyme was Hipparch) Philopoemen of...
unable to defeat the Spartan forces outside Gythium and Philopoemen retreats to Tegea. When Philopoemen reenters Laconia for a second attempt, his forces are...
Philopoemen Constantinidi (born Konstantinidis; Greek: Φιλοποίμην Κωνσταντινίδης; 1909–1992) was a Greek painter and engraver. Born in 1909 in Thessaloniki...
of Mantinea in 207, during which he was slain by the Achaean leader Philopoemen. Nabis got in power after the death of Machanidas. Diodorus of Sicily...
Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project Plutarch, Life of Philopoemen, 9 Plutarch, Life of Philopoemen, 9 Pausanias, Description of Greece, On Arcadia, N' Head...
Spartans from the rear and the front, until the Arcadian cavalryman Philopoemen, disregarding the orders, charged with the men who would follow. This...
Cimon1 Lysander and Sulla1 Numa and Lycurgus1 Pelopidas and Marcellus1 Philopoemen and Flamininus1 Phocion and Cato the Younger Pompey and Agesilaus1 Poplicola...
Cimon1 Lysander and Sulla1 Numa and Lycurgus1 Pelopidas and Marcellus1 Philopoemen and Flamininus1 Phocion and Cato the Younger Pompey and Agesilaus1 Poplicola...
abandon it when the army of Megalopolis arrived under the command of Philopoemen. Later, they were decisively defeated at Tegea and Nabis was forced to...
decline and returned their allegiance to Achaea. The Achaean strategos Philopoemen fought off the Boeotian intervention force and secured Megara's return...
League Commanders and leaders Marcus Valerius Laevinus Scerdilaidas Attalus I Machanidas † Longarus Philip V of Macedon Philopoemen Demetrius of Pharus †...
Cimon1 Lysander and Sulla1 Numa and Lycurgus1 Pelopidas and Marcellus1 Philopoemen and Flamininus1 Phocion and Cato the Younger Pompey and Agesilaus1 Poplicola...
captors. In 182 BC, he was given the honour of carrying the funeral urn of Philopoemen, one of the most eminent Achaean politicians of his generation. In either...
with the Seleucids. As strategos of the Achaeans, the Greek general Philopoemen is responsible for turning the Achaean League into an aggressive military...
rebels against the Achaean League. When the Achaean League's general, Philopoemen, intervenes to try to control the rebellion, he is captured during a...
Agesilaus II, Pericles, Alcibiades, Nicias, Demosthenes, Pelopidas, Philopoemen, Timoleon, Dion of Syracuse, Eumenes, Alexander the Great, Pyrrhus of...
when the Achaean League army of Philopoemen intervenes. Nabis' forces are decisively defeated at Tegea by Philopoemen and Nabis is forced to check his...
Lacedaemon near the end of the 3rd century BC. He was defeated and slain by Philopoemen. Machanidas was in a band of Tarentine mercenaries, perhaps a leader...
2016-05-26. Herodotus. Histories, Book V. Williams, Mary Frances. "Philopoemen's special forces: Peltasts and a new kind of greek light-armed warfare...
was the political opponent of Philopoemen, and showed more readiness to satisfy the wishes of the Romans than Philopoemen did. He was eloquent and skilled...
War (195 BC) 195 BC – Battle of Gythium – With some Roman assistance, Philopoemen of the Achaean League defeats the Spartans under Nabis Battle of Placentia...
times to the office in the Achaean League, were Aratus of Sicyon and Philopoemen of Megalopolis. Strategoi are also reported in the Arcadian League, in...
permanently brought into the Achaean League. Under the leadership of Philopoemen, the Achaeans went on to take control of the entire Peloponnesus and...
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