• Dorieus (died c.510 BC; Greek: Δωριεύς) was a Spartan prince of the Agiad dynasty who is mentioned several times in Herodotus. The second son of Anaxandridas...
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    after Cleomenes' birth, Anaxandridas' first wife also gave birth to a son, Dorieus. Leonidas was the second son of Anaxandridas' first wife, and either the...
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    The Dorians (/ˈdɔːriənz/; Greek: Δωριεῖς, Dōrieîs, singular Δωριεύς, Dōrieús) were one of the four major ethnic groups into which the Hellenes (or Greeks)...
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  • the Rhodian commander Dorieus, with his 14 ships, to join him at Abydos, hoping to end the war with a decisive victory. Dorieus, accordingly, sailed north...
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  • first wife, and she then bore him three children: Dorieus, Leonidas, and Cleombrotus. The name of Dorieus ("the Dorian") is significant, it likely shows...
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    Aristotle says that Dorieus’ reputation was so great that his name even became synonymous for athletic success. Although Dorieus’ family usually dominated...
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    Carthage aided Segesta to defeat the expedition of Dorieus in 510 BC. The surviving members of Dorieus' expedition then founded Heraclea Minoa. Sicilian...
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    account of the year 428 BC: "It was the Olympiad in which the Rhodian Dorieus gained his second victory." Dionysius of Halicarnassus dates the foundation...
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    he returned to his first wife and had three sons in quick succession: Dorieus, Leonidas I and Cleombrotus, the latter two perhaps as twins. Cleomenes...
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  • further sons with her: Dorieus, the future king Leonidas, and Cleombrotus—the latter two were possibly twins. The name Dorieus ("the Dorian") explicitly...
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