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Alexamenus of Aetolia
Alexamenus of Aetolia
Rank	General
Battles / wars	War against Nabis

Alexamenus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλεξαμενός), a general of the Aetolians in 196 BC, who was sent by the Aetolians in 192 during the War against Nabis, to obtain possession of Lacedaemon.^[1] He succeeded in his object, and killed Nabis, the tyrant of Lacedaemon, but the Lacedaemonians rising against him shortly after, he and most of his troops were killed.^[2]^[3]

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^ Polybius, xviii. 26
^ Livy, xxxv. 34-36.
^ Smith, William (1867). "Alexamenus". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 110. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alexamenus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

[1] Polybius, xviii. 26

[2] Livy, xxxv. 34-36.

[DGRBM-3] Smith, William (1867). "Alexamenus". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 110. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.

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