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Agis IV

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king of Sparta

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
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Discography

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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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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.

Family background and accession

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