Agis II

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Agis II was a 5th-century BC king of Sparta from the Eurypontid dynasty who led Spartan forces during the later stages of the Peloponnesian War against Athens.

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Agis II canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan king
ancient Greek person
human
conflict Peloponnesian War
countryOfCitizenship Sparta
culture Ancient Greek
dateOfDeath c. 400 BC
describedBySource Thucydides
Xenophon
era Classical Greece
ethnicGroup Spartans
father Archidamus II
memberOf Eurypontid dynasty
militaryRank strategos (general)
mother Eupoleia
nativeLanguage Ancient Greek
nobleFamily Eurypontid dynasty
notableBattle campaigns around Decelea
notableEvent Spartan campaigns in Attica
operations against Athens in the later Peloponnesian War
notableWork command of Spartan forces in the Peloponnesian War
occupation military leader
monarch
opponent Athenian Empire
Athens
participatedIn Peloponnesian War
placeOfDeath Sparta
positionHeld Eurypontid king of Sparta
King of Sparta
linked to: Basileus of Sparta
predecessor Archidamus II
realm Lacedaemon
sexOrGender male
sibling Agesilaus II
successor Agesilaus II
timePeriod 5th century BC
title Basileus of Sparta

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Archidamus II successor Agis II
Archidamus II child Agis II
Pleistoanax coRuler Agis II
Eurypontid dynasty hasMember Agis II
Agesilaus II sibling Agis II
Agesilaus II predecessor Agis II