Agesilaus II

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Agesilaus II was a prominent Spartan king of the Eurypontid dynasty, known for his military campaigns and leadership during the early 4th century BCE.

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Agesilaus II of Sparta 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eurypontid king
Spartan king
ancient Greek person
allyOf Cyrus the Younger NERFINISHED
burialPlace Sparta NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
country Sparta NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth c. 444 BCE
dateOfDeath c. 360 BCE
describedBySource Plutarch NERFINISHED
Xenophon NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Spartans NERFINISHED
father Archidamus II NERFINISHED
fullName Agesilaus II of Sparta NERFINISHED
hasWorkAbout Xenophon’s Agesilaus NERFINISHED
knownFor conservative Spartan policies
loyalty to Spartan traditions
maintaining Spartan hegemony after the Peloponnesian War
personal austerity
languageSpoken Ancient Greek NERFINISHED
memberOf Eurypontid dynasty NERFINISHED
militaryRank strategos (general)
mother Eupolia NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of Coronea (394 BCE) NERFINISHED
Corinthian War NERFINISHED
Spartan intervention in Asia Minor against Persia
support for Cyrus the Younger
notableWork campaigns in Asia Minor
campaigns in Boeotia
campaigns in Egypt
occupation military leader
statesman
opponentOf Artaxerxes II of Persia NERFINISHED
Athens NERFINISHED
Corinth NERFINISHED
Thebes NERFINISHED
participatedIn Corinthian War (395–387 BCE) NERFINISHED
Spartan–Persian conflicts in Asia Minor NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Sparta NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cyrenaica NERFINISHED
positionHeld king of Sparta
predecessor Agis II NERFINISHED
reignEnd c. 360 BCE
reignStart c. 399 BCE
religion ancient Greek religion
sibling Agis II NERFINISHED
successor Archidamus III NERFINISHED

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Life of Agesilaus associatedWith Agesilaus II
this entity surface form: Agesilaus II of Sparta
Archidamus II child Agesilaus II
Spartan navy commandedBy Agesilaus II
Jason of Pherae contemporaneousWith Agesilaus II
Archidamus III father Agesilaus II
Life of Agesilaus mainSubject Agesilaus II
Pharnabazus II notableMeetingWith Agesilaus II
Agiad dynasty notableMember Agesilaus II
Pharnabazus II opponent Agesilaus II
Archidamus III predecessor Agesilaus II