Agesilaus II
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Agesilaus II was king of Sparta from c. 400 to c. 360 BC. Generally considered the most important king in the history of Sparta, Agesilaus was the main actor during the period of Spartan hegemony that
Meeting between Spartan king Agesilaus (left) and Pharnabazus II (right) in 395 BC, when Agesilaus agreed to remove himself from Hellespontine Phrygia.
Tens of thousands of Darics (popularly called "archers"), the main currency in Persia, were used to bribe the Greek states to start a war against Sparta, so that Agesilaus would have to be recalled from Asia.
Agesilaus offers his services to the Egyptian pharaoh Teos, Egypt.
Archidamus III
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Archidamus III was the son of Agesilaus II and king of Sparta from 360 to 338 BC.
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…in Cyrenaica, around the age of 84, after a reign of some 41 years. His body was embalmed in wax, and buried at Sparta. He was succeeded by his son Archidamus III. Agesilaus was of small stature and unimpressive appearance, and was lame from birth. These facts were used as an argument against his succession, an…
Bust of Archidamus III from the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, now in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples
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