The name Archelaus (Greek: Άρχέλαος, i.e. "prime/rule of people") may refer to:
Historical persons
- Archelaus (philosopher), pupil of Anaxagoras, 5th century BC
- Archelaus I of Macedon, reigned 413-399 BC
- Archelaus of Chersonesus in Egypt, Hellenistic Greek poet, flourished 125 BC
- Archelaus (general), fought in the First and Third Mithridatic Wars (1st century BC)
- Archelaus of Cappadocia, reigned 36 BC-AD 17
- Herod Archelaus, ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, 4 BC-6 AD
- Archelaus of Sparta, son of Agesilaus
- Archelaus of Priene, an ancient Greek sculptor
Mythological persons
- Archelaus, son of Heracles
- Archelaus, son Electryon and Anaxo. He was killed by the sons of Pterelaus, who were reclaiming the kingdom of their ancestor Nestor.
- Archelaus, son of Aegyptus. He was killed by his wife, Anaxibia, daughter of Danaus.
- Archelaus, son of Temenus (son of Heracles). Driven into exile by his brothers, he was promised the kingdom of king Cisseus of Macedonia, along with the hand in marriage of his daughter. He was, however, betrayed and murdered by the king.
Other
- Archelaus (play) by Euripides
- Pierikos Archelaos B.C a basketball club in Pieria, Macedonia (Greece)
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
