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Archelaus I of Macedon in Wikipedia

Archelaus I (Greek: Ἀρχέλαος Α΄) was king of Macedon from 413 to 399 BC, following the death of Perdiccas II. The son of Perdiccas by a slave woman, Archelaus obtained the throne by murdering his uncle, his cousin, and his half-brother, the legitimate heir, but proved a capable and beneficent ruler, known for the sweeping changes he made in state a...

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Archidamus V

Archidamus V was the 27th of the Kings of Sparta of the Eurypontid line, reigning 228-227 BC. He was the son of Eudamidas II and through him the grandson of Archidamus IV, after whom he was named. After his brother Agis IV was murdered in 241 BC, he fled to Messenia. In 228 (or 227) he was called back to Sparta by King Cleomenes III of the Agaid ...

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Areus II in Wikipedia

Areus II was King of Sparta from 262 to 254 BC....

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Aristarchus of Tegea in Wikipedia

Aristarchus or Aristarch of Tegea was a contemporary of Sophocles and Euripides, who lived to be a centenarian, to compose seventy pieces and to win two tragic victories. Only the titles of two of his plays, with a single line of the text, have come down to us, though Ennius freely borrowed from his play about Achilles. Among his merits seems to ha...

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Aristodemus in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Aristodemus (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστόδημος) was a son of Aristomachus and brother of Cresphontes and Temenus. He was a great-great-grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and final attack on Mycenae in the Peloponnesus. Aristodemus. Aristodemus and his brothers complained to the Oracle that its instructions had proved fatal...

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Archelaus II of Macedon in Wikipedia

Archelaus II of Macedon (Greek: Ἀρχέλαος Βʹ ὁ Μακεδών) succeeded his father Archelaus I and reigned seven years. He died while out hunting, either by accident or assassination. He was brother of Orestes of Macedon. According to the Chronicon he reigned four years....

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Archigenes in Wikipedia

Archigenes ('Αρχιγένης), an eminent ancient Greek physician, who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries. He was the most celebrated of the sect of the Eclectici, and was a native of Apamea in Syria; he practised at Rome in the time of Trajan, 98-117, where he enjoyed a very high reputation for his professional skill. He is, however, reprobated as havi...

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Argas in Wikipedia

Argas is a genus of tick. Species * Argas abdussalami Hoogstraal & McCarthy, 1965 * Argas acinus Whittick, 1938 * Argas africolumbae Hoogstraal, Kaiser, Walker, Ledger, Converse & Rice, 1975 * Argas arboreus Kaiser, Hoogstraal & Kohls, 1964 * Argas assimilis Teng & Song, 1983 * Argas beijingensis Teng, 1983 * Argas beklemisc...

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Harmodius and Aristogeiton in Wikipedia

Harmodius (Ἁρμόδιος / Harmódios) and Aristogeiton (Ἀριστογείτων / Aristogeítôn), both d. 514 BC in ancient Athens. They became known as the Tyrannicides (τυραννοκτόνοι) after they killed the Peisistratid tyrant Hipparchus, and were the preeminent symbol of democracy to ancient Athenians. Background The principal historical sources covering the two...

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Aristeas in Wikipedia

Aristeas (Greek: Ἀριστέας) was a semi-legendary Greek poet and miracle-worker, a native of Proconnesus in Asia Minor, active ca. 7th century BCE. In book IV of The Histories, Herodotus reports "The birthplace of Aristeas, the poet who sung of these things, I have already mentioned. I will now relate a tale which I heard concerning him both at Proc...

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