Article abstract: Military significance: Philopoemen was instrumental in the Macedonian defeat of the Spartan King Cleomenes III at Sellasia. He instituted military reforms to the Achaean League, strengthening the league’s position in Greece and, for a time, in relation to Rome.
Many-time general of the Achaean League, Philopoemen gained military experience as mercenary captain in Crete, and early in his career, he demonstrated his military talents at the Battle of Sellasia (222 b.c.e.).
The goal of the Achaean League was Peloponnesian unification;...
Source: Magill’s Guide to Military History, ©2004 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
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