Aristodemus

Family: Lacedaemonians · Role: guardian of the young king · First appears: Book 4, section 2, part 1/2

Life events

• The state appointed Aristodemus to lead the expedition because Agesipolis was still a boy.(Book 4, section 2, part 1/2)
  • With: Agesipolis
  • “as Agesipolis was still a boy, the state called upon Aristodemus, who was of the royal family and guardian of the young king, to lead the expedition”
• The allied forces resolved to bring the battle near Lacedaemon, but the opposing armies later advanced toward Nemea and Sicyon.(Book 4, section 2, part 1/2 · 📍 Nemea)
  • “The arguments of the speaker were deemed sound, and a resolution was passed in that sense”

Book 4, section 2, part 1/2

• ward: Agesipolis “Meanwhile the ephors had called out the ban, and as Agesipolis was still a boy, the state called upon Aristodemus, who was of the royal family and guardian of the young king, to lead the expedition;”

Also listed in Lacedaemonian — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Hellenica. Made with Rho MD.