Alcmenes | |
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King of Sparta | |
Reign | c. 740 – 700 BC |
Predecessor | Teleclus |
Successor | Polydorus of Sparta |
Alcmenes ( Greek: Ἀλκμένης) or Alcamenes, Alkamenos, was the 9th king of Sparta of the Agiad dynasty, from c. 740 to c. 700 BC. [1]
According to Pausanias, he was a commander in the night-expedition against Ampheia, which began the First Messenian War, but died before its 4th year. In his reign Helos was taken, a place near the mouth of the Eurotas, the last independent hold of the old Achaean population, and the supposed origin of the term " helot". [2] [3] [4]
He succeeded his father Teleclus and was succeeded by his son Polydorus.