Alexamenus of Aetolia
Alexamenus of Aetolia | |
|---|---|
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | War against Nabis |
Alexamenus(Ancient Greek:Ἀλεξαμενός), a general of theAetoliansin 196 BC, who was sent by the Aetolians in 192 during theWar against Nabis,to obtain possession ofLacedaemon.[1]He succeeded in his object, and killedNabis,the tyrant of Lacedaemon; but the Lacedaemonians rising against him shortly after, he and most of his troops were killed.[2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^Polybius, xviii. 26
- ^Livy, xxxv. 34-36.
- ^Smith, William(1867)."Alexamenus".InWilliam Smith(ed.).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.Vol. 1. Boston:Little, Brown and Company.p. 110. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-04-25.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Smith, William,ed. (1870). "Alexamenus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.