Charilaus

Charilaus, also given as Charillus, was a king of Sparta in the early-mid 8th century BC. He is generally shown as the successor of his grandfather Polydectes, though Pausanias implies that Charilaus' father Eunomus preceded Charilaus.^[1]

Charilaus is perhaps best known as the ward, pupil, and nephew of the Spartan reformer Lycurgus.^[2] During his reign, the Spartans are purported to have invaded Argolis. The long-standing hostility with Tegea is also believed to date from Charilaus' reign.^[3]

Charilaus was succeeded by his son Nicander, the father of Theopompus.

Notes

1. ^ Pausanias, tr. W.H.S. Jones and H.A. Ormerod (1918) Description of Greece. Robert Hale Ltd., London, Book 3, VII, 2.
2. ^ Plutarch, Lives: Lycurgus.
3. ^ Pausanias, tr. W.H.S. Jones and H.A. Ormerod (1918) Description of Greece. Robert Hale Ltd., London, Book 3, VII, 3.

References

• Pausanias, Description of Greece
• Plutarch, Lives: Lycurgus

External links

• Plutarch on Lycurgus