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Agis II (Greek: Ἄγις; died c. 399 BC) was the 18th Eurypontid king of Sparta, the eldest son of Archidamus II by his first wife, and half-brother of Agesilaus II. He ruled with his Agiad co-monarch Pausanias.
Agis II (died 400 or 398 bc) was the king of Sparta after about 427 bc who commanded all operations of the regular army during most of the Peloponnesian War (431–404) against Athens.
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Agis II was the son of Archidamus II and ruled Sparta from 427 to 400/399. He tried to prevent war with Athens and Argos, but failed and fought the decisive battle of Mantinea in 418.
Agis II was a Spartan king of the Eurypontid house who ruled from c. 427 to 400 bc. He fought in the Peloponnesian War and occupied Decelea, but his role was overshadowed by Lysander.
Agis Ii. the 17th of the Eurypontid line (beginning with Procles), succeeded his father Archidamus, B. C. 427, and reigned a little more than 28 years.
Agis II ( Greek: Ἄγις; died c. 399 BC) was the 18th Eurypontid king of Sparta, the eldest son of Archidamus II by his first wife, and half-brother of Agesilaus II. He ruled with his Agiad co-monarch Pausanias.
The Spartan king Agis II invaded Argive territory after a pro-Spartan faction at Argos was evicted by an Athenian force under Alcibiades, whose mission was to establish democracy there. Agis did not manage to take the city of Argos but destroyed the walls that the Argives had begun to extend towards the sea. [2]
