Cleomenes III of Sparta

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Cleomenes III of Sparta was a reformist Spartan king of the 3rd century BCE who attempted to restore traditional Spartan institutions and expand Spartan power before being defeated by the Macedonians.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cleomenes III of Sparta canonical 5
Cleomenes III 3
King Cleomenes III 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic-period ruler ⓘ
Spartan king ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ
activeIn Hellenistic Greece ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic period
aimedTo re-establish Spartan hegemony in the Peloponnese ⓘ
restore Lycurgan constitution ⓘ
alliedWith Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
birthPlace Sparta ⓘ
causeOfDeath suicide ⓘ
conflict Cleomenean War ⓘ
coRulerWith Agesipolis III of Sparta ⓘ
Archidamus V of Sparta ⓘ
Eudamidas III of Sparta ⓘ
country Sparta ⓘ
deathDate circa 219 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace Alexandria ⓘ
Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
defeatedAt Battle of Sellasia ⓘ
defeatedBy Antigonus III Doson ⓘ
Macedonian army ⓘ
father Leonidas II of Sparta ⓘ
fullName Cleomenes III ⓘ
implementedPolicy abolition of ephorate (traditional board of ephors) ⓘ
enlargement of the citizen body in Sparta ⓘ
restoration of the agoge ⓘ
strengthening of the Spartan kingship ⓘ
knownFor Cleomenean reforms ⓘ
linked to: Lycurgan reforms

attempt to restore traditional Spartan institutions ⓘ
cancellation of debts in Sparta ⓘ
expansion of Spartan power in the Peloponnese ⓘ
military campaigns against the Achaean League ⓘ
redistribution of land in Sparta ⓘ
war with Antigonus III Doson of Macedon ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
memberOf Eurypontid dynasty ⓘ
mother Cratesiclea ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
opponent Achaean League ⓘ
Antigonus III Doson ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
positionHeld Eurypontid king of Sparta ⓘ
King of Sparta ⓘ
linked to: Basileus of Sparta
reignEnd circa 222 BCE ⓘ
reignStart circa 235 BCE ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
resultOfDefeat flight to Egypt ⓘ
soughtSupportFrom Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
spouse Agesistrata ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century BCE ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sphaerus of Borysthenes → associatedWith → Cleomenes III of Sparta ⓘ
Sphaerus of Borysthenes → servedAtCourtOf → Cleomenes III of Sparta ⓘ
Sphaerus of Borysthenes → influenced → Cleomenes III of Sparta ⓘ
Sphaerus of Borysthenes → contemporaryOf → Cleomenes III of Sparta ⓘ
Antigonus III Doson → opponent → Cleomenes III of Sparta ⓘ
Spartan kings → notableKing → Cleomenes III ⓘ
linked to: Cleomenes III of Sparta
Eurypontid dynasty → hasMember → Cleomenes III ⓘ
linked to: Cleomenes III of Sparta
Eurypontid house → hasNotableKing → King Cleomenes III ⓘ
linked to: Cleomenes III of Sparta
Cleomenes III of Sparta → fullName → Cleomenes III ⓘ
linked to: Cleomenes III of Sparta