- 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...
- BC), son of the king
Cleombrotus I,
succeeded his
father and
reigned as
Agiad King of Sparta. His rule was
exceedingly brief; it
started in, at most,...
- 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'...
- Gr****: Λεωνίδας Β΄, Leōnídas B', "Lion's son, Lion-like") was the 28th
Agiad King of
Sparta from 254 to 242 BC and from 241 to 235 BC.
Leonidas was the...
- of
Egypt (Twenty-Third Dynasty), r. 801–795 BC
Agesilaus I,
Archilaus (
Agiad Kings, r. 820–790 BC and 790–760 BC respectively) and
Eunomus (Eurypontid...
- Agis I (Gr****: Ἄγις) was a king of
Sparta and
eponym of the
Agiad dynasty. He was
possibly the
first historical king of Sparta,
reigning at the end of...
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Areus II (Ancient Gr****: Ἀρεύς Β΄) was
Agiad King of
Sparta from 262 to 254 BC. He
never reigned as he was
still a
child when he died. He was succeeded...
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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...
