Gorgopas (2nd century BC)
- Gorgopas (2nd century BC)
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For other people of the same name, see Gorgopas.
Gorgopas was one of the joint Spartan garrison commanders at Gythium. During the Roman-Spartan War, the Romans and their allies started besieging Gythium. After a few days of fighting, Gorgopas' joint commander, Dexagoridas, told a Roman legate that he was willing to surrender the city. When Gorgopas found out, he slew Dexagoridas with his own hands. Gorgopas continued to command the city but when the Roman commander-in-chief Titus Quinctius Flaminius arrived with reinforcements, Gorgopas surrendered on the condition that he and the garrison could returned to Sparta unharmed. Nothing more is heard of him.
References
- Livy, translated by Henry Bettison, (1976). Rome and the Mediterranean. London: Penguin Classics. ISBN 0-14-044318-5.
Categories:
- Ancient Spartan generals
- 2nd-century BC Greek people
- Ancient Greek garrison commanders
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