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Cratesiclea

Cratesiclea (died 219 BC), was a Spartan queen, married to king Leonidas II of Sparta (ancient Greece), and mother of Cleomenes III and Chilonis. During

Cratesiclea

Agiad dynasty

Royal family of ancient Sparta

forced into exile by the Eurypontid king Agis IV between 243 and 241. Cratesiclea, wife of Leonidas II. She married Megistonos after the death of Leonidas

Agiad dynasty

Agiad_dynasty

Agesipolis III

2nd-century BC Spartan king

grandson of Cleombrotus II and Chilonis, daughter of Leonidas II and Cratesiclea. After the death of Cleomenes III he was elected king while still a minor

Agesipolis III

Agesipolis_III

Leonidas II

King of Sparta

grandmother Archidamia. He was the father of three children by his wife Cratesiclea, who belonged to the Seleucid dynasty founded by Seleucus Nicator. His

Leonidas II

Leonidas_II

List of last words

to execution by strangulation "O children, whither are you going?" — Cratesiclea, queen of Sparta (219 BC), after seeing the children of her family executed

List of last words

List_of_last_words

Cleomenes III

3rd-century BCE king of Sparta, Agiad dynasty

Born c. 265–260 BC Sparta Died 219 BC Alexandria Consort Agiatis Issue Unknown (at least one son) Dynasty Agiad Father Leonidas II Mother Cratesiclea

Cleomenes III

Cleomenes_III

In Sparta (poem)

1928 poem by Constantine P. Cavafy

army of Antigonus, King of Macedonia. He was forced to send his mother, Cratesiclea, and his children to Egypt, as hostages, in order to secure the support

In Sparta (poem)

In_Sparta_(poem)

Chilonis (wife of Cleombrotus II)

Spartan princess and queen

respectively. Chilonis, daughter of the king Leonidas II and his wife Cratesiclea, a woman of Persian origin, became Queen of Sparta in 242 BC, when the

Chilonis (wife of Cleombrotus II)