Macedonian intervention Cleomenean War

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the isthmus of corinth , nearby cities.


when cleomenes heard revolt @ argos, sent stepfather 2,000 men try , save situation. megistonous killed while assaulting city, however, , relief force retreated, leaving spartans in citadel continue resistance. cleomenes abandoned stronger position @ isthmus fear of being encircled , left corinth fall hands of antigonus. cleomenes advanced troops upon argos , forced way city, rescuing men stuck in citadel. retreated mantinea when saw antigonus army on plain outside city.


after retreating arcadia , receiving news of wife s death, cleomenes returned sparta. left antigonus free advance through arcadia , on towns cleomenes had fortified, including athenaeum—which gave megalopolis. continued aegium, achaeans holding council. gave report on operations , made chief-in-command of allied forces.


antigonus took opportunity revive hellenic league of philip ii of macedon, under name league of leagues. of greek city states took part in league. these included macedon, achaea, boeotia, thessaly, phocis, locris, acarnania, euboea , epiros. peter green claims antigonus, league way further macedon s power.


in spring of 223 bc, antigonus advanced upon tegea. joined there achaeans , laid siege it. tegeans held out few days before being forced surrender macedonians siege weapons. after capture of tegea, antigonus advanced laconia, found cleomenes army waiting him. when scouts brought news garrison of orchomenus marching meet cleomenes, however, antigonus broke camp , ordered forced march; caught city surprise , forced surrender. antigonus proceeded capture mantinea, heraea , telphusa, confined cleomenes laconia. antigonus returned aegium, gave report operations before dismissing macedonian troops winter @ home.


knowing cleomenes got money pay mercenaries ptolemy, antigonus, according peter green, seems have ceded territory in asia minor ptolemy in return ptolemy withdrawing financial support of sparta. whether assumption accurate or not, ptolemy withdrew support, left cleomenes without money pay mercenaries. desperate, cleomenes freed helots able pay 5 attic minae; in way accumulated 500 talents of silver. armed 2,000 of ex-helots in macedonian style counter white shields, macedonian crack troops, before planning major initiative.








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