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Agis III

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Also known as Agis

king of Sparta

Key facts

Reign
2 August 338 – 331 BC
Predecessor
Archidamus III
Successor
Eudamidas I
Died
331 BC (aged c. 29), Megalopolis
Father
Archidamus III

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Encyclopedic overview

Agis III (Greek: Ἄγις, died 331 BC) was the eldest son of Archidamus III, and the 21st Eurypontid king of Sparta between 338 and 331 BC. He tried to lead a revolt against Macedonian hegemony over Greece, but was defeated by Antipater—Alexander the Great's regent in Greece—at the Battle of Megalopolis in 331 BC, where he died.

Life

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