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Agis IV

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king of Sparta

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Vinony's link graph records 194 inbound references to Agis IV, and connects out to Lycurgus of Sparta, king of Sparta and Perioeci.

Vinony files it under 241 BC deaths, 260s BC births and 3rd-century BC executions.

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Gender
Male
Origin
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Quotes

  • Weep not for me: suffering, as I do, unjustly, I am in a happier case than my murderers.

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Key facts

Reign
245–241 BC
Predecessor
Eudamidas II
Successor
Eudamidas III
Died
241 BC, Sparta
Consort
Agiatis
Dynasty
Eurypontid
Father
Eudamidas II
Mother
Agesistrata

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date of birth
0265-00-00
date of death
0241-00-00
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Agis IV
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Encyclopedic overview

Agis IV (Ancient Greek: Ἄγις; c. 265 BC – 241 BC), the elder son of Eudamidas II, was the 25th king of the Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta. Posterity has reckoned him an idealistic but impractical monarch.

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