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Agis II

490 BC - 401 BC

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Agis II (Ancient Greek: Ἆγις; 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. He ruled with his Agiad co-monarch Pausanias. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agis II is the 5,166th most popular politician (down from 4,319th in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 270th in 2019) and the 127th 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 5,166 out of 19,576. Before him are Rafael Caldera, Emperor An of Han, Utu-hengal, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Gaius Scribonius Curio, and Emperor Guangzong of Song. After him are Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, Favila of Asturias, and Emperor Go-Horikawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490 BC, Agis II ranks 8. Before him are Phidias, Zeno of Elea, Nehemiah, Archelaus I of Macedon, Hellanicus of Lesbos, and Bacchylides. After him are Crateuas of Macedon, Ion of Chios, Nepherites I, and Oenopides. Among people deceased in 401 BC, Agis II ranks 5. Before him are Zechariah, Ezra, Cyrus the Younger, and Agathon. After him are Clearchus of Sparta, and Megabyzus.

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    Zechariah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    550 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 78.56

    Rank: 1

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    Ezra

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    500 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 77.65

    Rank: 2

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    Cyrus the Younger

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 72.58

    Rank: 3

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    Agathon

    WRITER

    448 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 68.16

    Rank: 4

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    Agis II

    POLITICIAN

    490 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 66.33

    Rank: 5

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    Clearchus of Sparta

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    401 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 60.89

    Rank: 6

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    Megabyzus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    516 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 59.62

    Rank: 7

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agis II ranks 302 out of 1,024. Before him are Katina Paxinou (1900), Chares of Lindos (-400), Antilochus (null), Theaetetus (-417), Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896), and Georgios Papandreou (1888). After him are Machaon (null), Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Piri Mehmed Pasha (1458), Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904), and Timoleon (-411).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Agis II ranks 127. Before him are Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Leonnatus (-356), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Julia Livilla (18), Antilochus (null), and Georgios Papandreou (1888). After him are Machaon (null), Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Piri Mehmed Pasha (1458), Timoleon (-411), Loukas Notaras (1402), and Andronikos Palaiologos (1400).

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