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Agis II

490 BC - 401 BC

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Agis II (Greek: Ἄγις; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agis II has received more than 163,219 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Agis II is the 3,709th most popular politician (up from 3,858th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Greece (up from 251st in 2019) and the 99th most popular Greek Politician.

Agis II was the son of Archidamus II and the grandson of Agesilaus II. He ruled Sparta from 359 BC to 338 BC. Agis II is most famous for his reforms. He wanted to restore the traditional institutions of Sparta, which had been neglected by his predecessors.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Agis II ranks 3,709 out of 15,577Before him are John Corvinus, Emperor Gong of Song, Latife Uşşaki, Emperor Seimu, Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, and Augustus, Elector of Saxony. After him are Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Empress Dowager Ci'an, Masahito, Prince Hitachi, Tewfik Pasha, Constantin Fehrenbach, and Ranavalona I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490 BC, Agis II ranks 7Before him are Phidias, Zeno of Elea, Empedocles, Nehemiah, Bacchylides, and Archelaus I of Macedon. After him are Hellanicus of Lesbos, Ion of Chios, Nepherites I, Oenopides, and Crateuas of Macedon. Among people deceased in 401 BC, Agis II ranks 5Before him are Ezra, Zechariah, Cyrus the Younger, and Agathon. After him are Clearchus of Sparta and Megabyzus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agis II ranks 237 out of 936Before him are Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Jean Moréas (1856), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Cleisthenes of Sicyon (-701), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), and Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1956). After him are Corinna (-501), Caranus of Macedon (-900), Theodore Stratelates (281), Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), Leochares (-400), and Saturnin (300).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Agis II ranks 99Before him are Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Cleisthenes of Sicyon (-701), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), and Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1956). After him are Caranus of Macedon (-900), Julia Livilla (18), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Hypereides (-390), and Christos Sartzetakis (1929).