Charilaus
Charilaus, also given as Charillus, was a king of Sparta in the early-mid 8th century BC.
According to Pausanias, Charilaus was the successor of his father Polydectes.
Charilaus is best known as the ward and nephew of the Spartan reformer Lycurgus. During his reign, the Spartans invaded Argolis. The long-standing hostility with Tegea is also believed to date from Charilaus' reign.
Charilaus was succeeded by his son Nicander, the father of Theopompus.
