Eudamidas II
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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.
He was succeeded by his son Agis IV
. His other son was Archidamus V
.
Kings of Sparta
Sparta was an important Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. It was unusual among Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it had two kings simultaneously, coming from two separate lines...
of the Eurypontid dynasty. He was the son of King Archidamus IV
Archidamus IV
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...
, nephew of Agesistrata and grandson 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....
. He ruled from 275 BC to 244 BC.
He was succeeded by his son Agis IV
Agis IV
Agis IV , the elder son of Eudamidas II, was the 24th king of the Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta. Posterity has reckoned him an idealistic but impractical monarch.-Succession:...
. His other son was Archidamus V
Archidamus V
Archidamus V was the 27th of the Kings of Sparta of the Eurypontid line, reigning 228-227 BC.He was the son of Eudamidas II and Agesistrata and through him the grandson of Archidamus IV, after whom he was named....
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