Person

Chremonides

Athenian statesman and general

b. 300 BCE – d. 245 BCE World The Middle of The Earth

Chremonides son of Eteokles, of Aithalidai, is an Athenian statesman and general.

He issues the Decree of Chremonides in 268 BCE, creating an alliance between Sparta, Athens, and Ptolemy II, the Macedonian King of Egypt.

This is a defensive alliance against King Antigonus of Macedon and leads to the Chremonidean War.

Moran, J. (2017). Chremonides. History Atlas. Retrieved 3 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/chremonides/

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