The Description of Greece, vol. 1

The Eleans participated in the Trojan War and fought against the Medes when they invaded Greece. Passing over how often they fought the Pisæans and Arcadians while restoring the Olympic games, I note that they unwillingly fought alongside the Lacedæmonians against the Athenians. Not long after, they joined the Athenians, Argives, and Mantineans to oppose the Lacedæmonians. When Agis entered their country with an army, through the betrayal of Xenias, the Eleans defeated him near Olympia, put the Lacedæmonians to flight, and drove them from the temple grounds. Later, a peace treaty was established based on the conditions I mentioned previously in my account of Lacedæmonian history. When Philip, son of Amyntas, proved unwilling to keep out of Greece, the Eleans—though distracted by internal divisions—united with the Macedonians as allies. However, they could not be persuaded to oppose the Greeks at Chæronea. They did assist Philip in his incursions against the Lacedæmonians, due to their ancient hatred of that people. Upon the death of Alexander, they joined with the other Greeks to fight against Antipater and the Macedonians.

CHAP. V.

In a later period, Aristotimus, the son of Damaretus and grandson of Etymon, reigned in Elis. He was assisted in obtaining the throne by Antigonus, son of Demetrius and king of the Macedonians. Aristotimus, however, after reigning for six months, was deprived of...