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Archidamus II ( Greek: Ἀρχίδαμος Archidamos; died 427/6 BC) was a king of Sparta who reigned from approximately 469/8 BC to 427/6 BC. His father was Zeuxidamus (called Cyniscos by many Spartans ). Zeuxidamus married and had a son, Archidamus. However, Zeuxidamus died before his father, Leotychidas .
- Zeuxidamus
- Leotychidas II
- 469/8–427/6 BC (42 years)
- Agis II
Nov 15, 2020 · Archidamus II married twice, and from his second marriage, to a woman named Eupoleia, he had a son, and a daughter, Kyniska. As such, she was the half-sister to Archidamus’ heir and successor, King Agis II (427-400 BC), and a full sister to King Agesilaus (400-360 BC).
Jun 10, 2023 · Kyniska, a Spartan princess went down in history after becoming the first woman to win the Olympics in ancient times. By Todd E. Caissie. Kyniska (or Cyniska), a Spartan princess, was the daughter of King Archidamus II and sister to King Agesilaus. She owned a sizable estate where she bred, raised, and trained horses, and in 396 BC, when she ...
Archidamus II: king of Sparta from the Eurypontid house, ruler from 469 (?) until his death in 427/426 BCE. The first phase of the Peloponnesian War is called after him: the Archidamian War. Fifth-century hoplite. The antecedents of Archidamus are mentioned by the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus: King Leotychidas had a son ...
She was the daughter of King Archidamus II (reigned 469–427 bce), the famous leader of the Spartans in the first years of the Peloponnesian War, and sister to his son and successor Agesilaus (444–360 bce), who would lead his country against the Persians and other Greek states in the years of Spartan hegemony following the war. Sparta, where ...
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Archidamus II (died 427 bc) was the king of Sparta from about 469. A member of the Eurypontid house (one of the two royal families of Sparta), he succeeded to the throne of his grandfather, Leotychides. When the Messenian helots (serfs) revolted against their Spartan masters following a severe earthquake about 464, Archidamus organized the ...
Jul 26, 2021 · Monday, 26 July 2021. Kyniska (or Cyniska), a Spartan princess, was the daughter of King Archidamus II and sister to King Agesilaus. She owned a sizable estate where she bred, raised, and trained horses, and in 396 BC, when she was probably between 40 and 50 years old, she became the first woman to participate in the Olympic Games.
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