(Ἀρεύς; Areús).
[1] Spartan king 309 - approx. 265 BC
Spartan king 309 -- approx. 265 BC, Agiad, son of Acrotatus [1], attempted in 281 to exploit the defeat of Antigonus [2] Gonatas by Ptolemaeus Ceraunus to liberate Hellas from Macedonian rule in alliance with the Peloponnesian communities, but was defeated by the Aetolians, who were allied with Antigonus (Just. Epit. 24,1,5 f.). Returning from battles in Crete in 272, he saved Sparta…