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.
years. Agis was succeeded by his brother Eudamidas I. Cartledge, Hellenistic and Roman Sparta, p. 10. Badian, "AgisIII", p. 171. Badian, "AgisIII", pp...
Agis or AGIS may refer to: Agis I (died 900 BC), Spartan king Agis II (died 401 BC), Spartan king AgisIII (died 331 BC), Spartan king Agis IV (265–241...
itself. The Persians agreed to support Agis; however, they could only spare him 30 talents and 10 ships. Agis also recruited the Greek mercenary survivors...
during Agis' minority, as he was born c.265. The most likely candidate is his uncle Agesilaus, who played an important role during Agis' reign. Agis' mother...
itself. The Persians agreed to support Agis; however, they could only spare for him 30 talents and 10 ships. Agis also recruited the Greek mercenary survivors...
the walls of the Messapian city of Manduria. He was succeeded by his son AgisIII, and was also the father of Eudamidas I and another son named Agesilaus...
(see Battle of Thermopylae in popular culture). Agesilaus II – king Agis I – king Agis II – king Chilon – philosopher Chionis (7th century BC) – athlete...
Εὐδαμίδας) was Spartan king between 331 and c. 300 BC. He succeeded his brother AgisIII, who died at the battle of Megalopolis against Macedonia. Eudamidas' reign...
hard-fought Battle of Megalopolis in Arcadia against AgisIII of Sparta and his Greek mercenaries. AgisIII is killed, and Spartan resistance is broken.[citation...
during his absence. The one exception was a call to arms by Spartan king AgisIII in 331 BC, whom Antipater defeated and killed in the battle of Megalopolis...
capital of Arcadia, which AgisIII's forces besiege. Alexander's regent Antipater leads the Macedonians to victory over King AgisIII in the Battle of Megalopolis...
generals Thrasyllus and Alciphron met with Agis and prevailed on him to conclude a truce for four months. Agis, without disclosing his motives, pulled his...
dynasties themselves, however, were named after the twins' grandsons, the kings Agis I and Eurypon, respectively. The Agiad line was regarded as being senior...
the Macedonian governor of the region, followed shortly by the revolt of AgisIII, king of Sparta. The Spartans, who were not members of the League of Corinth...
at Manduria in Calabria. King Archidamus III is succeeded as the Eurypontid King of Sparta by his son, AgisIII. Carthage makes another effort to conquer...
treated the captured women with great respect. Later, the Spartan king AgisIII recruited the Greek mercenary survivors of the Battle of Issus who had...
their losses during the War of AgisIII, but also because the war was led by Athens, which had refused to support Agis. In addition, Sparta did not want...
Eurypontid King, Agis IV. Cleomenes' brother-in-law, Cleombrotus, who was a supporter of Agis, became king. Meanwhile, having started his reforms Agis went on...
Sparta is found leading allies for the first time since the defeat of AgisIII at Megalopolis in 331. Sparta did not frontally attack Macedonia though...
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harshly criticise Tarn's findings. For example, in his 1971's article on AgisIII, Badian wrote that Tarn was "blinded by even more than his usual prejudice...
opponents to Alexander. When discussing the revolt of the Spartan king AgisIII in 331 BC, Badian added that Tarn "distort[ed] the actual facts in an all...
King of Sparta Agesipolis III – King of Sparta Agis I – King of Sparta Agis II – King of Sparta AgisIII – King of Sparta Agis IV – King of Sparta Aglaonike...
2003, p. 142. Around "Year 5 III Shemu day 9" of Ramesses II's reign (James Henry Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, vol. III, p. 317) or more precisely:...
Agi Jambor (February 4, 1909 – February 3, 1997) was a Hungarian-born pianist. Jambor was born in 1909 in Budapest, Hungary, the half-Jewish daughter...
Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BC to 323 BC. They began with battles against the Achaemenid Persian Empire, then under the rule of Darius III of Persia...
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