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Agis II
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Key facts
- Reign
- 427/6–400/399 BC (27 years)
- Predecessor
- Archidamus II
- Successor
- Agesilaus II
- Co ruler
- Pausanias
- Died
- c. 399 BC, Sparta
- Spouse
- Timaea
- Issue
- Leotychidas (possibly illegitimate)
- Greek
- Ἆγις
- Dynasty
- Eurypontid
- Father
- Archidamus II
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sparta
- Place of birth
- Sparta
- Place of death
- Sparta
- Spouse
- Timaea
- Father
- Archidamus II
- Sibling
- Teleutias
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- king of Sparta
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- date of death
- 0398-00-00
- date of birth
- 0470-00-00
- time period
- classical antiquity
- name in native language
- Άγις Β΄
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Encyclopedic overview
Agis II (Ancient Greek: Ἆγις; died c. 399 BC) was the 18th Eurypontid king of Sparta, the eldest son of Archidamus II by his first wife, and half-brother of Agesilaus II. He ruled with his Agiad co-monarch Pausanias.
Life
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