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Cleomenes III

260 BC - 219 BC

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Cleomenes III (Ancient Greek: Κλεομένης) was one of the two kings of Sparta from 235 to 222 BC. He was a member of the Agiad dynasty and succeeded his father, Leonidas II. He is known for his attempts to reform the Spartan state. From 229 to 222 BC, Cleomenes waged war against the Achaean League under Aratus of Sicyon. After being defeated by the Macedonians in the Battle of Sellasia in 222 BC, he fled to Ptolemaic Egypt. After a failed revolt in 219 BC, he committed suicide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cleomenes III is the 3,695th most popular politician (down from 3,061st in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Greece (down from 206th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Greek Politician.

Cleomenes III was king of Sparta from 235 to 222 BC. He is most famous for his reforms in the Spartan army and his victory against the Achaean League in the Battle of Sellasia in 222 BC.

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Among politicians, Cleomenes III ranks 3,695 out of 19,576. Before him are Drusus Julius Caesar, Chivu Stoica, Cecrops I, Manuel Godoy, Maria Teresa of Savoy, and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. After him are Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Yasuhiro Nakasone, William of Villehardouin, and Al-Muazzam Turanshah.

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Among people born in 260 BC, Cleomenes III ranks 2. Before him is Publius Cornelius Scipio.  Among people deceased in 219 BC, Cleomenes III ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cleomenes III ranks 234 out of 1,024. Before him are Georgios Papanikolaou (1883), Agis IV (-265), Philostratus (170), Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), and Cecrops I (null). After him are William of Villehardouin (1300), Archelaus (-500), Agnodice (-400), Memnon of Rhodes (-380), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), and Mnesikles (-500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Cleomenes III ranks 94. Before him are Cypselus (-700), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Agis IV (-265), Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), and Cecrops I (null). After him are William of Villehardouin (1300), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Costas Simitis (1936), Calchas (null), and Demaratus (-600).

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