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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