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Alexamenus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλεξαμενός), a general of the Aetolians in 196 BC, who was sent by the Aetolians in 192 during the War against Nabis, to obtain possession of Lacedaemon. He succeeded in his object, and killed Nabis, the tyrant of Lacedaemon, but the Lacedaemonians rising against him shortly after, he and most of his troops were killed.

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1. Polybius, xviii. 26
2. Livy, xxxv. 34-36.
3. Smith, William (1867). "Alexamenus". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 110. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alexamenus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

• 2nd-century BC Greek people
• Ancient Greek generals
• Ancient Aetolians