Eudamidas III (; reigned from 241 to 228 BC), son of
Agis IV
Agis IV (; c. 265 BC – 241 BC), the elder son of Eudamidas II, was the 25th king of the Kings of Sparta, Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta. Posterity has reckoned him an idealistic but impractical monarch.
Family background and accession
Agis ...
and
Agiatis, daughter of Gylippus, was
king of Sparta
For most of its history, the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta in the Peloponnese was ruled by kings. Sparta was unusual among the Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it ha ...
and a member of the Eurypontid dynasty. When his father was murdered he had just been born. Due to his minor age he never reigned and was succeeded by his uncle
Archidamus V
Archidamus V () was the 27th of the Kings of Sparta of the Eurypontid line, reigning during 228 and 227 BC.
He was the son of Eudamidas II and Agesistrata and through him the grandson of Archidamus IV, after whom he was named.
After his brothe ...
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3rd-century BC monarchs in Europe
3rd-century BC Spartans
Eurypontid kings of Sparta
Ancient child monarchs
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