Sthenelaidas (Gr. Σθενελαίδας) was a Spartan who held the office of ephor in 432 BC, during which he played a critical role in starting the Peloponnesian War against Athens.
Sthenelaidas (Gr. Σθενελαίδας) was a Spartan who held the office of ephor in 432 BC, during which he played a critical role in starting the Peloponnesian...
Archidamus II spoke against the war, but the opinion of the hawkish ephor Sthenelaidas prevailed in the Spartan ecclesia. A majority of the Spartan assembly...
the negotiator of peace treaty, named after him (served in 387/6 BCE). Sthenelaidas: Known for causing physical division in the voting process by making...
envoys. 1.73–1.78 The Speech of Archidamus. 1.80–1.85 The Speech of Sthenelaidas. 1.86 From the end of the Persian War to the beginning of the Peloponnesian...