Archidamus IV
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Archidamus IV was a king of Sparta
from 305 BC to c. 275 BC. He was the 23rd of the Eurypontids, the son of Eudamidas I
and Arachidamia
and the brother of Agesistrata, the nephew of Agis III
and the grandson of Archidamus III
. In 296 BC he was defeated by Demetrius Poliorcetes. He was succeded by his son Eudamidas II
.
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
from 305 BC to c. 275 BC. He was the 23rd of the Eurypontids, the son of Eudamidas I
Eudamidas I
Eudamidas I was a Spartan king of the Eurypontid line, son of Archidamus III and brother of Agis III, whom he succeeded. He married the wealthy Arachidamia, and she had two children, Archidamus IV and Agesistrata....
and Arachidamia
Arachidamia
Arachidamia was a wealthy Spartan queen, wife of Eudamidas I, mother of Archidamus IV and Agesistrata, grandmother of Eudamidas II, great-grandmother and grandmother of Agis IV....
and the brother of Agesistrata, the nephew of Agis III
Agis III
Agis III , son of Archidamus III, was the 20th Eurypontid king of Sparta.He succeeded his father in 338 BC, on the very day of the battle of Chaeronea...
and the grandson of Archidamus III
Archidamus III
Archidamus III , the son of Agesilaus II, was king of Sparta from 360 BC to 338 BC.While still a prince, he was the eispnelas of Cleonymus, son of Sphodrias. He interceded with his own father to spare his aites' father's life in a legal matter, an action which further intensified friction between...
. In 296 BC he was defeated by Demetrius Poliorcetes. He was succeded by his son Eudamidas II
Eudamidas II
Eudamidas II was the 24th King of Sparta of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was the son of King Archidamus IV, nephew of Agesistrata and grandson of Eudamidas I and Arachidamia. He ruled from 275 BC to 244 BC....
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