Kings of Argolis

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

1660-1610

Phoroneus

 

Thera eruption

1610

Argus

 

Foundation of Argos

1585

Phorbus

 

 

1560

Triopas

 

 

1535

Iasos

 

Abduction of Io

1525

Agenor

 

Trade relations established with Egypt

1510

Crotopus

 

 

1485

Sthenelus

 

 

1460

Galanor

 

 

1451

Danaus, Aegyptus

 

 

1430

Lynceus

 

 

1406

Abas

 

 

1380

Acrisius, Proetus

 

 

1345

Perseus

 

 

1318

Electryon

 

 

1286

Amphytrion

 

 

1285

Sthenelus

 

 

1258-1223

Eurestheus

 

Herakles joins Jason on Argo

1223

Thyestes

 

 

1223-1207

Atreus

 

1212 Sea People invade Egypt

1207-1206

Thyestes

 

 

1206-1183

Agamemnon

10+

1193 Seti murdered by Bey and Sipta made king, Trojen War

1183-1175

Aegisthus

7+1

 

1175-1174

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1

1175 Ramses II expels Sea Peoples, Meneleus leaves Egypt 

1174-1173

Orestes

 

 

1173.-1163

Aletes

 

 

1163-1123

Orestes

50

 

1124-1103

Tsiamneus

 

 

 

Agiad Spartan Kings

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

1103-1061

Eurysthenes

42

Tiglath-Pileser attacks Caria

1061-1030

Agis

(3)1

Patreus the son of Preugenes founded in Achaea city of Patrae

1030-995

Echestratus

35

Removed all the Cynurians of military age, alleging as a reason that freebooters from the Cynurian territory were harrying Argolis.

995-958

Labotas

37

War against the Argives for annexing the Cynurian territory which they themselves had captured, and were causing revolts among their subjects the Perioeci.

958-929

Dorysus

29

 

929-885

Agesilus

44

 

885-725

Archeleus

60

Lycurgus lays down laws.

Took by force Aegys, a city of the Perioeci, and sold the inhabitants into slavery, suspecting them of Arcadian sympathies.

825-785

Telecles

40

Conquered and reduced Amyclae, Pharis, and Geranthrae, cities of the Perioeci

Murdered by Messenians in sanctuary of Artemis

785-747

Alcamenes

38

Sends Charmidas the son of Euthys to put down the civil strife among the Cretans and abandon week inland towns.

Laid waste to Helos an Achaean town on coast and won battle against Argives.

764 Provocation Messenian War ?  (Pausanius)

743 2o9 Attack on Ampheia ? (Pausanius)

747-719

Polydorus

 

Sends colonists to Croton in Italy

King 4 years after capture of Ampheia

724 Messenian War ends 1o14 ?  (Pausanius)

Murdered by Polymarchus

719-685

Eurycrates

 

Messenians submit to Spartan domination

685-645

Anaxander

 

685 2nd Messenian War 4o23 ?  (Pausanius)

668 1o28 Eira taken war completed (Pausanius)

664 o29 Spartans take Zancle ?  (Pausanius)

645

Eurycratides

 

Unsuccessful war with Tegea

600

Leon

 

Unsuccessful war with Tegea

560-520

Anaxandridus

 

Victory in war with Tegea

520-490

Cleomenes

 

 

490-480

Leonidas

 

 

480-458

Pleistarchus

 

 

 

Eurypontid  Spartan Kings

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

Aristodemus

 

 

1103-1062

Proclese

41

Tiglath-Pileser &  Asharid-Pal-Ekur reign in Assyria

1062-1028

Sous

34

 

1028-977

Eurypon

51

 

977-928

Prytanis

49

Enmity against Argives

928-883

Polydectes

45

Years of peace

 

Eunomus

 

 

883-823

Charillus

60

Lycurgus collects Homers works.

Devastates land of Argives.

Helped Archelaus to destroy Aegys.

Campaign against Tegea in vain.

823-785

Nicander

38

Teleclus murdered.

Invades Argolis and lays waste to land helped by Asinaeans who are punished by Argives.

785-738

Theopompus

47

764 Provocation for Messenian War o4 ?

Struggle with Argives for the Thyreatid district.

 

Anaxidamus

 

 

 

Zeuxidamus

 

 

738-719

Anaxandridus

 

Succeeds Theopompus to throne.

724 1st Messenian War ends 1o14 ? (Pausanius)

Messenians expelled from Peloponnese in 2nd Messenian war (according to Pausanius)

719-700

Archidamus

 

Peace

700-688

Anaxilaus

 

Peace

688-645

Leotychides

 

685 2nd Messenian War 4o23 ? (Pausanius)

645-602

Hippocratides

 

 

602-560

Agasicles (Agesilaus)

 

 

560-515

Ariston (Menares)

 

Marries ugliest women in Sparta.

515-491

Demaratus

 

 

491-476

Leotychides

 

 

 

Archidamus

 

 

 

Messenian Kings

Reign

Name

Years

Comment

 

 

 

 

1103-c.1064

Cresphontes

 

 

c.1064

Aepytus

 

Cresphontes murdered and his youngest son is made king by the sons of Aristodemus

c.1017

Glaucus

 

 

c.971

Isthmius

 

 

c.924

Dotadas

 

 

c.878

Sybotas

 

 

c.831

Phintas

 

Send offering of chorus of men to Apollo.

Messenians fall out with the Spartans, murder Telecles.

c.785

Antiochus and Androcles

 

Messenian war is provoked

c.758

Antiochus (alone)

 

Androcles murdered and Antiochus becomes sole king

c.758-745 ?

Euphaes

13

Son of Antiochus (or c.762-736)

743 2o9 Spartans make first attack on Messenians

c.745-739 ?

Aristodemus

6

(or c.736-724)

 

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39

 

685-c.645

Aristomenes

 

Son of Nicomedes or Pyrrhus