Agiatis (Ancient Greek: Ἀγιᾶτις) (died 224 BC), was a Spartan queen, married first to king Agis IV and secondly to king Cleomenes III of Sparta.[1][2][3][4]

Life

She was the daughter of the rich Spartan citizen Gilippo.[5]

Agiatis was described as a beautiful, and was the owner of a large private fortune. She firstly married king Agis IV, and actively supported his radical reforms. After the death of Agis IV, the co-king Leonidas forced her to marry his son and heir, the future Cleomenes III. Agiatis is credited with having convinced Cleomenes of the need to continue the reforms of her first husband, and to have changed his initial dislike of them.[6] When he succeeded to the throne, he introduced the reforms of her first husband. She died in 224 BC.

Issue

References

  1. ↑ Tullia Linders (1995). Vem är vem i antikens Grekland. Rabén Prisma. ISBN 91-518-2664-X
  2. ↑ Vaumoriere (1686). "Agiatis, Queen of Sparta, or, The civil wars of the Lacedemonians: in the reigns of the Kings Agis and Leonidas: in two parts". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Printed by R.E. for R. Bentley and S. Magnes, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Family tree of Agiatis (Queen) of SPARTA, De Sparte". Geneanet. Geneanet. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  4. ↑ "The Island Princess, Or The Generous Portuguese: Made Into an Opera. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal". Google books. Richard Wellington, at the Lute in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and sold. 1699. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  5. ↑ Plutarco, Vita di Cleomene, 1.
  6. ↑ Tullia Linders (1995). Vem är vem i antikens Grekland. Rabén Prisma. ISBN 91-518-2664-X
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