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After he was tried for failing to capture this city, one monarch explained that because he had really captured a nearby forest of the same name, he had fulfilled an oracle’s prophecy. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this city that was the origin and namesake of the Macedonian royal family. This city engaged in the Battle of the Champions with its longtime rival, Sparta.

ANSWER: Argos [accept Argead dynasty]

[10h] A king of this name was put on trial for failing to capture Argos and later commanded Sparta during the Peloponnesian War. A king of this name, who names a war between Sparta and the Achaean League, was exiled after the Battle of Sellasia.

ANSWER: Cleomenes [accept Cleomenes I or Cleomenes III; accept Cleomenean War]

[10e] Part of the impetus for the invasion of Argos was accusations of collaboration with this empire. This empire was led by emperors like Darius I and Xerxes I during its invasions of Greece.

ANSWER: First Persian Empire [or Achaemenid Empire]

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