Teleclus or Teleklos (Greek: Τήλεκλος) was the 8th Agiad dynasty king of Sparta during the eighth century BC. He was the son of King Archelaus and grandson of King Agesilaus I.
| Teleclus | |
|---|---|
| King of Sparta | |
| Reign | c. 760 – 740 BC |
| Predecessor | Archelaus of Sparta |
| Successor | Alcmenes |
Pausanias reports that Teleclus' reign saw the conquest of Amyclae, Pharis and Geranthrae, towns of the Perioeci or "dwellers round about".[1]
Teleclus was killed during a skirmish with the Messanians during a festival at the temple of Artemis Limnatis,[2] an event foreshadowing the First Messenian War.
He was succeeded by his son Alcmenes.
Notes
edit- ^ Pausanias 1918 Book 3, II, 6.
- ^ Pausanias 1918 Book 4, IV, 1-3.
References
edit- Pausanias (1918). Description of Greece. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. London: Robert Hale Ltd.
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