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Archidamus II

450 BC - 420 BC

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Archidamus II (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχίδαμος Archídāmos; died 427/6 BC) was a king of Sparta who reigned from approximately 469/8 BC to 427/6 BC. His father was Zeuxidamus (called Cyniscos by many Spartans). Zeuxidamus married and had a son, Archidamus. However, Zeuxidamus died before his father, Leotychidas. After the death of his son and heir, Leotychidas married Eurydame, the sister of Menius and daughter of Diactorides. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Archidamus II is the 4,118th most popular politician (down from 3,487th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Greece (down from 227th in 2019) and the 104th most popular Greek Politician.

Archidamus II is most famous for being the king of Sparta who led the Spartans to victory against the Athenians at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Archidamus II ranks 4,118 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold Berchtold, Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder, Louis, Count of Évreux, Petar Mladenov, Emperor Ping of Han, and Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse. After him are Stefan the First-Crowned, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Lee Jae-myung, Yolande of Aragon, Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, and Mohammad Khodabanda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Archidamus II ranks 9. Before him are Malachi, Diotima of Mantinea, Cleon, Amyntas III of Macedon, Nectanebo I, and Amyrtaeus. After him are Pelopidas, Theramenes, Diagoras of Melos, Anuruddha, Artabanus of Persia, and Ptolemy of Aloros. Among people deceased in 420 BC, Archidamus II ranks 3. Before him are Protagoras, and Callicrates. After him is Oenopides.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Archidamus II ranks 256 out of 1,024. Before him are Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Vicky Leandros (1949), and Konstantin Dejanović (1355). After him are Theodore Stratelates (281), Timon of Phlius (-320), Thrasybulus (-440), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Yiannis Ritsos (1909), and Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Archidamus II ranks 104. Before him are Costas Simitis (1936), Calchas (null), Demaratus (-600), Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), and Konstantin Dejanović (1355). After him are Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiochus X Eusebes (-200), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Pausanias of Sparta (null), and Theodore Komnenos Doukas (1180).

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