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Cleomenes III

260 BC - 219 BC

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Cleomenes III (Ancient Greek: Κλεομένης) was one of the two kings of Sparta from 235 to 222 BC. He was a member of the Agiad dynasty and succeeded his father, Leonidas II. He is known for his attempts to reform the Spartan state. From 229 to 222 BC, Cleomenes waged war against the Achaean League under Aratus of Sicyon. After being defeated by the Achaeans in the Battle of Sellasia in 222 BC, he fled to Ptolemaic Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cleomenes III has received more than 175,668 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Cleomenes III is the 2,393rd most popular politician (down from 2,091st in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Greece (down from 155th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Greek Politician.

Cleomenes III was king of Sparta from 235 to 222 BC. He is most famous for his reforms in the Spartan army and his victory against the Achaean League in the Battle of Sellasia in 222 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cleomenes III ranks 2,393 out of 15,577Before him are Kamala Harris, René Coty, Al-Amin, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Fulk, King of Jerusalem, and Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. After him are Huayna Capac, Ariovistus, Maroboduus, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Clovis IV, and Jules Grévy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 260 BC, Cleomenes III ranks 2Before him is Publius Cornelius Scipio.  Among people deceased in 219 BC, Cleomenes III ranks 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cleomenes III ranks 175 out of 936Before him are Nicias (-500), Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Meton of Athens (-500), Periander (-700), and Antigonus II Gonatas (-319). After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Ephialtes (-590), Brasidas (-500), Speusippus (-407), Admetus (null), and Theopompus (-400).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Cleomenes III ranks 62Before him are Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Antonia Minor (-36), Cleomenes I (-600), Aeschines (-389), Nicias (-500), and Antigonus II Gonatas (-319). After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Ephialtes (-590), Brasidas (-500), Admetus (null), Archidamus II (-450), and Calchas (null).