Archidamus III

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Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Spartan decline following the Peloponnesian War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Archidamus III canonical 3
Archidamus III of Sparta 1
Cleombrotus I 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan king
ancient Greek person
monarch
activeYears mid-4th century BC
alliedWith Taras (Tarentum)
surface form: Tarentines
battle Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE)
surface form: Battle of Mantinea (362 BC)

campaigns in Laconia and Arcadia
expedition to Tarentum
child Agis III
Eudamidas I
citizenship Sparta
conflict Third Sacred War
wars against Thebes
country Sparta
culture Ancient Greek
deathCause killed in battle
deathDate 338 BC
deathPlace near Manduria, in southern Italy
dynasty Eurypontid dynasty
era Classical Greece
ethnicity Spartan
father Agesilaus II
fullName Archidamus III self-link
gender male
governed Sparta
surface form: Lacedaemon
historicalContext Spartan decline after defeat at Leuctra
knownFor attempts to preserve Spartan influence after the Peloponnesian War
language Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Diodorus Siculus
surface form: writings of Diodorus Siculus

Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
surface form: writings of Plutarch

Xenophon’s Socratic writings
surface form: writings of Xenophon
militaryRank Spartan king and commander
mother Eupolia
notableFor campaigns in western Greece and Italy
involvement in the Third Sacred War
military leadership during the decline of Spartan power
opposition to Theban expansion
positionHeld King of Sparta
predecessor Agesilaus II
regionRuled Laconia
reignEnd 338 BC
reignStart c. 360 BC
religion Ancient Greek religion
successor Agis III
timePeriod 4th century BC
title Basileus of the Eurypontid house

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Description of subject: Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Spartan decline following the Peloponnesian War.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarentum invitedAsMilitaryLeader Archidamus III
Spartan king Pleistoanax grandfather Archidamus III
subject surface form: Pleistoanax
this entity surface form: Cleombrotus I
Taras soughtAidFrom Archidamus III
this entity surface form: Archidamus III of Sparta
Archidamus III fullName Archidamus III self-link
Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) commander Archidamus III