People from Corinthia - Ancient Corinthians, Ancient Sicyonians, Periander, Timoleon, Aratus of Sicyon, Panagis Tsaldaris, Irene Papas, Lysippos (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Ancient Corinthians, Ancient Sicyonians, Periander, Timoleon, Aratus of Sicyon, Panagis Tsaldaris, Irene Papas, Lysippos, Callimachus, Pantelis Zervos, Alexandros Alexandris, Aristocles, Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, Emilios T. Harlaftis, Cypselus, Dinarchus, Agariste of Sicyon, Vlassis Bonatsos, Eumelus of Corinth, Demaratus the Corinthian, Anaxandra, Miltiadis Iatridis, Acestorides, Xeniades, Praxilla, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Adeimantus of Corinth, Timophanes, Alexis, Venediktos Printesis, Nicocles, Chloe Sofia Boleti, Ameinocles, Archias of Corinth, Lais of Corinth, Honolulu Painter, Nikarete of Corinth, Butades, Euphranor, Machon, Alypus, Alexarchus of Corinth, Eutychides, Timanthes, Xenokrates of Sicyon, Xenophon of Corinth, Epigonus of Ambracia, Timocleidas, Nicaea of Corinth, Canachus, Thrasymachus of Corinth, Euthydemus, Andromenes, Diocles of Corinth, Thales, Lysistratus, Desmon of Corinth, Eupompus, Lycophron of Corinth. Excerpt: Aratus (271 BC - 213 BC) was a statesman of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon in the 3rd century BC. He deposed the Sicyonian tyrant Nicocles in 251 BC. Aratus was an advocate of Greek unity and brought Sicyon into the Achaean League, which he led to its maximum extent. He was elected strategos numerous times and led the Achaeans against Macedonia, the Aetolians and the Spartans. After the Spartans defeated and nearly destroyed the cities of the Achaean League, he requested Antigonus Doson of Macedonia to help fight against the Aetolians and Spartans. After Antigonus died in 222 BC, Aratus did not get along with Philip V of Macedon, who wanted to make the Achaean League subject to Macedonia. Polybius and Plutarch record that Philip had Aratus poisoned. (Polybius 8.14; Plutarch Aratus 52) Aratus was born in 271 BC in Sicyon. His father, Clinias, was governing this city as magistra..