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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 3,061st most popular politician, the 206th most popular biography from Greece and the 75th 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 3,061 out of 19,576. Before him are Ali of Hejaz, Arnold Rüütel, Chlothar III, Chindasuinth, Issey Miyake, and Ayşe Sultan. After him are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Thorismund, Emperor Daizong of Tang, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Thomas Bach, and Milan Kučan.

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Among people born in 260 BC, Cleomenes III ranks 1. After 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 206 out of 1,024. Before him are Bacchylides (-490), Calchas (null), Caranus of Macedon (-900), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Gotse Delchev (1872), and Philostratus (170). After him are Stilpo (-359), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), and Demaratus (-600).

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