Cleomenean War was fought between Sparta and the Achaean League for the control of the Peloponnese.
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17 Facts About Cleomenean War
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Cleomenean War first recruited his stepfather, persuading him of the need to do away with the ephors.
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Cleomenean War brought in food for the citizens of Orchomenus—which the Achaeans were besieging—before camping outside Mantinea.
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Cleomenean War divided up all of the Spartan land, awarding an equal lot to each citizen.
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Cleomenean War increased the citizen population by granting citizenship to some perioeci, who constituted the Spartan middle class, but did not at that time have Spartan citizenship.
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Cleomenean War strengthened his army by introducing the Macedonian sarissa .
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Cleomenean War summoned an assembly and, with all the citizens present, he took his horse and fled to Sicyon.
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Cleomenean War sent a messenger to Aratus proposing that Acrocorinth should be garrisoned jointly by both the Spartans and the Achaeans, and that he would deliver a twelve talent pension.
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Cleomenean War chose to conclude an alliance with Antigonus and sent his son as a hostage to Macedon.
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Cleomenean War chose this location to avoid facing the Macedonian phalanx head-on.
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Cleomenean War retreated to Mantinea when he saw Antigonus' army on the plain outside the city.
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Cleomenean War continued to Aegium, where the Achaeans were holding their council.
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Cleomenean War gave a report on his operations and was made chief-in-command of all the allied forces.
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Cleomenean War was joined there by the Achaeans and together they laid siege to it.
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Cleomenean War positioned some of his Macedonian infantry and Illyrians facing the Evas hill in an articulated phalanx.
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Cleomenean War ordered that the reforms of Cleomenes be revoked, and restored the ephors, although he did not force Sparta to join the League.
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Cleomenean War promised to provide Cleomenes with an annual income of twenty-four talents.
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