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Agis III

350 BC - 331 BC

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Agis III (Greek: Ἄγις, died 331 BC) was the eldest son of Archidamus III, and the 21st Eurypontid king of Sparta between 338 and 331 BC. He tried to lead a revolt against Macedonian hegemony over Greece, but was defeated by Antipater—Alexander the Great's regent in Greece—at the Battle of Megalopolis in 331 BC, where he died. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agis III is the 5,819th most popular politician (up from 6,427th in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from Greece (up from 360th in 2019) and the 139th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Agis III ranks 5,819 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Shang of Han, Rudolf Diels, Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel, Ertuğrul Osman, Henri de Baillet-Latour, and Marie-Louise Meilleur. After him are Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Mstislav II of Kiev, Pheidon, Tahir ibn Husayn, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, and Atsiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Agis III ranks 12Before him are Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, Alexander II of Macedon, and Bagoas. After him are Archidamus III, Archestratus, Artakama, Cleomenes II, Areus I, and Lastheneia of Mantinea. Among people deceased in 331 BC, Agis III ranks 3Before him are Stateira I, and Alexander I of Epirus. After him is Orontes II.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agis III ranks 327 out of 1,024Before him are Polemon (-400), Gregory V of Constantinople (1745), Agnes Baltsa (1944), Hierocles of Alexandria (410), Cynisca (-430), and Crates of Athens (-400). After him are Pheidon (-700), Cleombrotus I (-500), Antiochus XII Dionysus (-150), Andocides (-440), Phrynichus (-535), and Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (1965).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Agis III ranks 139Before him are Andronikos Palaiologos (1400), Euphronios (-520), Cleisthenes of Sicyon (-701), Cylon of Athens (-700), Lais of Corinth (-400), and Cynisca (-430). After him are Pheidon (-700), Cleombrotus I (-500), Antiochus XII Dionysus (-150), Andocides (-440), Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (1965), and Hypereides (-390).