Acrotatus (son of Cleomenes)
Also known as: Acrotatus · Family: Lacedæmonians · Role: elder son of Cleomenes · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 13
Acrotatus was the elder son of Cleomenes and the older brother of Cleonymus. He died before his father; his son Areus was later involved in a dispute over who should be king.
At Megalopolis, Acrotatus fell in battle against its victorious men, “who thus lost his chance of succession.” His forces had been defeated fighting Aristodemus, and the Myropolis portico was built from the spoils taken from them.
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Life events
- Acrotatus died in battle against the victorious men of Megalopolis.(Book 8 · Chapter 27 · 📍 Megalopolis)
- “And in a fierce battle that ensued, in which many were slain on both sides, the men of Megalopolis were victorious, and among the Spartans who fell was Acrotatus, who thus lost his chance of succession.”
- The Myropolis portico was built from spoils seized after Acrotatus’s forces were defeated by Aristodemus.(Book 8 · Chapter 30 · 📍 Megalopolis)
- With: Aristodemus (son of Artylas)
- “And the portico which they call Myropolis is in the market-place, it was built out of the spoils taken from the Lacedæmonians under Acrotatus the son of Cleomenes, who were defeated fighting against Aristodemus, who at that time had the chief power in Megalopolis.”
Book 1 · Chapter 13
- parent: Cleomenes (father) “And he had two sons, the elder Acrotatus and the younger Cleonymus.”
- siblings with Cleonymus (son of Cleomenes) “And he had two sons, the elder Acrotatus and the younger Cleonymus.”
- child: Areus (son of Acrotatus) “there was a dispute who should be king between Acrotatus’ son, Areus, and Cleonymus.”
Book 3 · Chapter 6
- parent: Cleomenes (father) “And he had two sons, of whom the eldest Acrotatus died before his father”
- siblings with Cleomenes (younger son) “And he had two sons, of whom the eldest Acrotatus died before his father, and when later on the younger Cleomenes died”
- child: Areus (son of Acrotatus) “between Cleonymus the son of Cleomenes and Areus the son of Acrotatus”
Book 6 · Chapter 12
- child: Areus the son of Acrotatus “Areus, the son of Acrotatus, king of the Lacedæmonians”
Book 8 · Chapter 27
- parent: Cleomenes (father) “under Acrotatus, the eldest of the sons of their king Cleomenes”
Book 8 · Chapter 30
- enemies with Aristodemus (son of Artylas) “it was built out of the spoils taken from the Lacedæmonians under Acrotatus the son of Cleomenes, who were defeated fighting against Aristodemus, who at that time had the chief power in Megalopolis.”
- parent: Cleomenes (father) “the spoils taken from the Lacedæmonians under Acrotatus the son of Cleomenes, who were defeated fighting against Aristodemus, who at that time had the chief power in Megalopolis.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.