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ANTIGONUS DOSON
224°222 a.C.
B.I-.
224. — Autigoiius, Ijy way of Kulioea, lands his armj near the Isthmus, while Cleonieiies was occupied with the siege of Sicyon.
Cleomenes raises the siege and pitches his camp near the Isthnuis, then hastens to defend Corinth.
No sooner is he engaged there than Aratus gains the assistance of a party in Argos to place the Lacednemonian
garrison there in a state of siege. Cleomenes hastens to Argos, leaving Corinth iii the hands of Antigonus.
The Achaeans, under Timoxenus their general, surprise and seize Argos. Cleomenes, arriving too late, retreats to
Mantinea, and theuce to Sparta.
Antigonus advances into the Pelopoiinese, and after ejecting the ganisons in the territories of Aegys and lielmina,
and putting them under Megalopolis, goes to Aegium to attend tlie meeting of the Achaean League, where he is
appointed general.
223.—Antigonus breaks up his camp and goes on the march. He invests anil captures Tegea, carries Orohomenus by storm,
captures .Mantinea, and then, passing through Heraea and Thclpusa, which voluntarily surrender, proceeds to
Aegium to attend a meeting of the League. His Macedonian soldiers he sends home to winter.
Cleomenes takes Megalopolis. Antigonus spends the winter at Argos.
222. —Cleomenes leads his arm}' into Argive territory. Having terrified his enemies, and inspired courage in his own army,
he returns home unmolested.
To fact Map 26.
The summer having now come, the Macedonian and Achaean soldiers assemble from their
arrive from lioeotia, Acarnania, &c. , and take up position at Sellasia.
Here Cleomenes meets them, is completelj- defeated, and escapes by .^^ea from Gytliium.
winter iiuarters ; allies
Antigonus surprises and takes .Sparta ; and leaves for Macedonia in a few days, on hearing of an lUyrian invasion there.