Eucleidas
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Eucleidas reigned Sparta from 227 BC
up until 221 BC
. He was an Agiad, son of Leonidas II
, in the place of the Eurypontid king. His brother, Cleomenes III
, deposed his Eurypontid colleague Archidamus V
, and installed his brother as his new co-ruler. Eucleidas was killed fighting against the Macedonians at the Battle of Sellasia
.
227 BC
Year 227 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Regulus...
up until 221 BC
221 BC
Year 221 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Asina and Rufus/Lepidus...
. He was an Agiad, son of Leonidas II
Leonidas II
Leonidas II , was Agiad King of Sparta from 254 to 235 BC. He was raised at the Persian Court, and according to Plutarch's Life of Agis IV, he married a Persian woman. According to other sources, this non-Spartan wife was actually a Seleucid, possibly the daughter of Seleucus I Nicator by his...
, in the place of the Eurypontid king. His brother, Cleomenes III
Cleomenes III
Cleomenes III was the King of Sparta from 235-222 BC. He succeeded to the Agiad throne of Sparta after his father, Leonidas II in 235 BC.From 229 BC to 222 BC, Cleomenes waged war against the Achaean League under Aratus of Sicyon. Domestically, he is known for his attempt to reform the Spartan state...
, deposed his Eurypontid colleague 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....
, and installed his brother as his new co-ruler. Eucleidas was killed fighting against the Macedonians at the Battle of Sellasia
Battle of Sellasia
The Battle of Sellasia took place during the summer of 222 BC between the armies of Macedon and the Achaean League, led by Antigonus III Doson, and Sparta under the command of King Cleomenes III...
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