- The
Agiad dynasty (Ancient Gr****: Ἀγιάδαι, Agiádai) was one of the two
royal families of the
Ancient Gr**** city-state of Sparta. They
ruled jointly along...
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coming from two
separate lines.
According to tradition, the two lines, the
Agiads (Ἀγιάδαι, Agiadai) and
Eurypontids (Εὐρυποντίδαι, Eurypontidai), were respectively...
- Sparta. He was the son of king
Anaxandridas II and the 17th king of the
Agiad dynasty, a
Spartan royal house which claimed descent from the
mythical demigod...
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handful of
other classical sources.
Pausanias was from the
royal house of the
Agiads.
Every male
Spartan citizen earned their citizenship by
dedicating their...
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Pausanias (Ancient Gr****: Παυσανίας) was the
Agiad King of Sparta; the son of Pleistoanax. He
ruled Sparta from 445 BC to 427 BC and
again from 409 BC...
- Κλεόμβροτος Kleombrotos; died 6 July 371 BC) was a
Spartan king of the
Agiad line,
reigning from 380 BC
until 371 BC.
Little is
known of Cleombrotus'...
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Cleomenes I (/kliːˈɒmɪniːz/; Gr**** Κλεομένης; died c. 490 BC) was
Agiad King of
Sparta from c. 524 to c. 490 BC. One of the most
important Spartan kings...
- 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...
- Leon (Ancient Gr****: Λέων) was the 14th
Agiad dynasty King of Sparta,
ruling from 590 BC to 560 BC. Leon
means "lion". The
grandson of Leon had a similar...
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Pleistarchus (Ancient Gr****: Πλείσταρχος Pleistarchos; died c. 458 BC) was the
Agiad King of
Sparta from 480 to 458 BC.
Pleistarchus was born as a prince, likely...
