The title of archēgetēs, "founding magistrate," was explicitly denied to Eurysthenes and Procles by the later Spartan government on the grounds that they were not founders of a state, but were maintained in their offices by parties of foreigners. Instead the honor was granted to their son and grandson, for which reason the two lines were called the Agiads and the Eurypontids.[3]
After the death of Aristodemus the Spartans consulted the oracle at Delphi concerning which of his twin sons should rule. The oracle advised them to set up a dual monarchy. Theras, Argeia's brother was made regent. There was still a necessity of designating the elder. They chose the one the mother fed and cleaned first, Eurysthenes.[2] Consequently, the Eurypontid line was the less senior in status and decision-making,
Dates of the reigns of the first nine kings of the Eurypontid lineedit
The untimely death of Aristodemus with other events has served as some basis for dating the reigns of the first nine kings of Sparta in the line known by state definition as the Eurypontid. The Return of the Heracleidae, which is the closest event to a Dorian Invasion available in legend, must coincide with the entry of Aristodemus and his brethren into Arcadia, which, based on the chronology of Eratosthenes, happened 328 years before the generally accepted date of the first year of the first Olympiad, 776 BC. Eratosthenes' date is therefore 1104 BC.[4] This must be the year of Aristodemus' military activity in Arcadia, his fatherhood and his assassination. Procles was therefore born in 1104 BC, which was the first year of his reign, if the regency of Theras is discounted.
Pausanias states that the end of the First Messenian War was the first year of the 14th Olympiad.[5] The date must have been 724/723 BC if the first year of the first Olympiad was 776/775 BC. Kings Polydorus of the Agiads and Theopompus of the Eurypontids were reigning at that time, roughly in mid-reign. The end of the war must be 379 years from the return of the Heraclids.[6] According to Isaac Newton, also a classical scholar, the nine kings reigned an average of 42 years each, which can be used as an estimator of the dates. The less senior line has a slightly lower mortality rate than the senior line. Procles' reign might be estimated at 1104–1062, except that some sources say he died one year before Eurysthenes.[7] Taking into account both pieces of information, the estimate would be 1104–1063. An alternative would be to accept the 1104-1062 and extend the estimate for Eurysthenes to 1104–1061. In either the case margin of error remains unknown, as much of the data is relatively uncertain.
^Newton, Isaac (2008) [1782]. Pierce, Larry; Pierce, Marion (eds.). Newton['s] revised history of ancient kingdoms: a complete chronology. Green Forest, Ark.: Master Books. pp. 25–26.
Müller, Karl Otfried (1830). The history and antiquities of the Doric race. Vol. I. Translated by George Cornewall Lewis; Henry Tufnell. London: J. Murray.
procles, confused, with, proclus, greek, legends, greek, Προκλῆς, renowned, heracleidae, great, great, great, grandson, heracles, aristodemus, argia, twin, eurysthenes, together, they, received, land, lacedaemon, after, cresphontes, temenus, aristodemus, defea. Not to be confused with Proclus In Greek legends Procles Greek Proklῆs the renowned 1 was one of the Heracleidae a great great great grandson of Heracles and a son of Aristodemus and Argia His twin was Eurysthenes Together they received the land of Lacedaemon after Cresphontes Temenus and Aristodemus defeated Tisamenus the last Achaean king of the Peloponnesus Procles married Anaxandra daughter of Thersander King of Kleonoe sister of his sister in law Lathria and was the father of Soos and the grandfather of Eurypon founder of the Eurypontid dynasty of the Kings of Sparta 2 ProclesBasileus king of SpartaReignc 1104 1062 BCSuccessorSoosConsortAnaxandraIssueSoosLyside wife of Periander HouseHeraclidsFatherAristodemusMotherArgiaThe title of archegetes founding magistrate was explicitly denied to Eurysthenes and Procles by the later Spartan government on the grounds that they were not founders of a state but were maintained in their offices by parties of foreigners Instead the honor was granted to their son and grandson for which reason the two lines were called the Agiads and the Eurypontids 3 Contents 1 Legend of the double kingship 2 Dates of the reigns of the first nine kings of the Eurypontid line 3 See also 4 References 5 BibliographyLegend of the double kingship editMain article Eurysthenes After the death of Aristodemus the Spartans consulted the oracle at Delphi concerning which of his twin sons should rule The oracle advised them to set up a dual monarchy Theras Argeia s brother was made regent There was still a necessity of designating the elder They chose the one the mother fed and cleaned first Eurysthenes 2 Consequently the Eurypontid line was the less senior in status and decision making Dates of the reigns of the first nine kings of the Eurypontid line editThe untimely death of Aristodemus with other events has served as some basis for dating the reigns of the first nine kings of Sparta in the line known by state definition as the Eurypontid The Return of the Heracleidae which is the closest event to a Dorian Invasion available in legend must coincide with the entry of Aristodemus and his brethren into Arcadia which based on the chronology of Eratosthenes happened 328 years before the generally accepted date of the first year of the first Olympiad 776 BC Eratosthenes date is therefore 1104 BC 4 This must be the year of Aristodemus military activity in Arcadia his fatherhood and his assassination Procles was therefore born in 1104 BC which was the first year of his reign if the regency of Theras is discounted Pausanias states that the end of the First Messenian War was the first year of the 14th Olympiad 5 The date must have been 724 723 BC if the first year of the first Olympiad was 776 775 BC Kings Polydorus of the Agiads and Theopompus of the Eurypontids were reigning at that time roughly in mid reign The end of the war must be 379 years from the return of the Heraclids 6 According to Isaac Newton also a classical scholar the nine kings reigned an average of 42 years each which can be used as an estimator of the dates The less senior line has a slightly lower mortality rate than the senior line Procles reign might be estimated at 1104 1062 except that some sources say he died one year before Eurysthenes 7 Taking into account both pieces of information the estimate would be 1104 1063 An alternative would be to accept the 1104 1062 and extend the estimate for Eurysthenes to 1104 1061 In either the case margin of error remains unknown as much of the data is relatively uncertain See also editList of kings of Sparta Twins in mythologyReferences edit Muller 1830 Section I 5 16 a b Mason Charles Peter 1867 Procles In William Smith ed Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 3 Boston Little Brown and Company p 532 Archived from the original on 2011 08 05 Malkin Irad 2003 Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 110 111 Blegen Carl W 1995 1966 Troy and Trojans New York Barnes amp Noble p 162 Guide to Greece 4 13 7 Newton Isaac 2008 1782 Pierce Larry Pierce Marion eds Newton s revised history of ancient kingdoms a complete chronology Green Forest Ark Master Books pp 25 26 Muller 1830 Section I 5 14 Bibliography editMuller Karl Otfried 1830 The history and antiquities of the Doric race Vol I Translated by George Cornewall Lewis Henry Tufnell London J Murray Preceded byAristodemus King of Spartac 1104 c 1062 B C Succeeded bySoos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Procles amp oldid 1113163030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
