Pelops ( grc-gre, Πέλοψ) was
King of Sparta
For most of its history, the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek polis, city-state of Sparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Sparta was unusual among the Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the archaic Greece, Archaic age. I ...
of the
Eurypontid
For most of its history, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Sparta was unusual among the Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it had ...
dynasty. He was the son of
Lykourgos.
He was born sometime around 210 BC, but his father soon died that year. Since he was an infant, a regent reigned, first
Machanidas Machanidas ( el, Μαχανίδας) was a tyrant of Lacedaemon near the end of the 3rd century BC.
Accession
He was in a band of Tarentine mercenaries, perhaps a leader, in the pay of the Spartan government. The history of Lacedaemon at this p ...
and then
Nabis
Nabis ( grc-gre, Νάβις) was the last king of independent Sparta. He was probably a member of the Heracleidae, and he ruled from 207 BC to 192 BC, during the years of the First and Second Macedonian Wars and the eponymous "War against Nabis" ...
. In 199 BC however, Pelops was assassinated by Nabis, who assumed the throne. He was the last of the Eurypontid Dynasty.
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3rd-century BC rulers
3rd-century BC Spartans
Eurypontid kings of Sparta
210s BC births
199 BC deaths
2nd-century BC murdered monarchs
Ancient child rulers