Eudamidus II of Sparta
Born
Died244 BC
NationalitySpartan
ChildrenAgis IV Archidamus V
ParentArchidamus IV
RelativesAgesistrata (wife)

Eudamidus II (Greek: Εὐδαμίδας) was the 24th King of Sparta of the Eurypontid dynasty.[1] He was the son of King Archidamus IV, nephew of Agesistrata and grandson of Eudamidas I and Archidamia. He ruled from 275 BC to 244 BC. He married his aunt, Agesistrata.[2]

Two of his sons, his successor Agis IV and Archidamus V, went on to become Eurypontid kings of Sparta.

References

  1. McQueen, E. I. (1990). "The Eurypontid House in Hellenistic Sparta". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 39 (2): 163–181. ISSN 0018-2311.
  2. Hodkinson, Stephen (December 1986). "Land tenure and Inheritance in Classical Sparta". The Classical Quarterly. 36 (2): 378–406. doi:10.1017/S0009838800012143. ISSN 0009-8388.
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