Areus I
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| Gender | Male |
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| Died | Greece |
| 265 BC | |
| Greece | |
| Children | Acrotatus |
| Parents | Acrotatus |
| Grandparents | Cleomenes II |
| Grandchildren | Areus II |
| Great grandparent | Cleombrotus I |
| Reign | 309–265 BC |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 4457083 |
Areus I Life story
Areus I was Agiad King of Sparta from 309 to 265 BC. His reign is noted for his attempts to transform Sparta into an Hellenistic kingdom and to recover its former pre-eminence in Greece, notably against the kings Antigonos Gonatas of Macedonia and Pyrrhus of Epirus.