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Agis IV

265 BC - 241 BC

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agis IV has received more than 107,582 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Agis IV is the 3,190th most popular politician (down from 3,018th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Greece (down from 207th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Greek Politician.

Agis IV was the son of Archidamus IV, the last king of Sparta, and the grandson of Archidamus III. He was the last king of Sparta and was assassinated in 229 BC. Agis IV was most famous for being the last king of Sparta.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Agis IV ranks 3,190 out of 19,576Before him are Georgy Chicherin, Nobusuke Kishi, Abu'l-Khayr Khan, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Yair Lapid, and Albert IV, Duke of Austria. After him are Pim Fortuyn, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Vortigern, Artur Rasizade, Hussein Kamel of Egypt, and Emperor Ōjin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 265 BC, Agis IV ranks 2Before him is Seleucus II Callinicus. After him are Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, and Gaius Flaminius. Among people deceased in 241 BC, Agis IV ranks 1After him is Eumenes I.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agis IV ranks 213 out of 1,024Before him are Stilpo (-359), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), and Demaratus (-600). After him are Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Pelopidas (-450), Cecrops I (null), Ephialtes (-590), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), and Antiphon (-480).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Agis IV ranks 81Before him are Cleomenes III (-260), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), and Demaratus (-600). After him are Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Pelopidas (-450), Cecrops I (null), Ephialtes (-590), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), and Antiphon (-480).