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Agis IV

265 BC - 241 BC

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Agis IV (Ancient Greek: Ἄγις; c. 265 BC – 241 BC), the elder son of Eudamidas II, was the 25th king of the Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta. Posterity has reckoned him an idealistic but impractical monarch. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agis IV is the 3,646th most popular politician (down from 3,190th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Greece (down from 213th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Greek Politician.

Agis IV was the son of Archidamus IV, the last king of Sparta, and the grandson of Archidamus III. He was the last king of Sparta and was assassinated in 229 BC. Agis IV was most famous for being the last king of Sparta.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Agis IV ranks 3,646 out of 19,576. Before him are Radomir Putnik, Emilio Mola, Sancho IV of Castile, Edmond Debeaumarché, Domitianus II, and Ulrich von Jungingen. After him are Siim Kallas, James Macpherson, Jahan Shah, Roman the Great, Christina of Lorraine, and Midhat Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 265 BC, Agis IV ranks 2. Before him is Seleucus II Callinicus. After him are Gaius Flaminius, and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus. Among people deceased in 241 BC, Agis IV ranks 1. After him is Eumenes I.

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    Agis IV

    POLITICIAN

    265 BC - 241 BC

    HPI: 68.51

    Rank: 1

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    Eumenes I

    POLITICIAN

    250 BC - 241 BC

    HPI: 66.56

    Rank: 2

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agis IV ranks 229 out of 1,024. Before him are Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Ephialtes (-590), Cypselus (-700), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Philo of Larissa (-145), and Georgios Papanikolaou (1883). After him are Philostratus (170), Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), and William of Villehardouin (1300).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Agis IV ranks 90. Before him are Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Ephialtes (-590), Cypselus (-700), and Thessalonike of Macedon (-352). After him are Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), and Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950).

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