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Agesilaus II

444 BC - 360 BC

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Agesilaus II (; Greek: Ἀγησίλαος Agesilaos; 445/4 – 360/59 BC) 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 followed the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agesilaus II has received more than 335,928 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Agesilaus II is the 1,801st most popular politician (down from 1,660th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Greece (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Greek Politician.

Agesilaus II was most famous for being the king of Sparta and leading the Spartan army in the Peloponnesian War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Agesilaus II ranks 1,801 out of 15,577Before him are Gongmin of Goryeo, Constantine VI, Michael the Brave, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Kubrat, and Barkiyaruq. After him are Marozia, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Hong Xiuquan, and John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 444 BC, Agesilaus II ranks 1 Among people deceased in 360 BC, Agesilaus II ranks 2Before him is Democritus. After him are Atropates, Agnodice, Campaspe, Dinocrates, Aeschines of Sphettus, Artabazos II, Lais of Corinth, Polykleitos the Younger, Leontion, and Anniceris.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agesilaus II ranks 146 out of 936Before him are Callicrates (-470), Saint Giles (640), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), and Demetrius of Phalerum (-350). After him are Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Pausanias (null), Craterus (-370), Longus (110), and Pleistarchus (-500).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Agesilaus II ranks 53Before him are Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Hippias (-600), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), and Sophia Palaiologina (1455). After him are Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Pleistarchus (-500), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Antonia Minor (-36), Cleomenes I (-600), and Aeschines (-389).