| Agis IV | |
|---|---|
| King of Sparta | |
 Kings Agis and Cleomenes, late 17th century engraving. | |
| Reign | 245–241 BC |
| Predecessor | Eudamidas II |
| Successor | Eudamidas III |
| Died | 241 BC Sparta |
| Consort | Agiatis |
| Dynasty | Eurypontid |
| Father | Eudamidas II |
| Mother | Agesistrata |
Agis IV (‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἄγις; c. 265 BC – 241 BC), the elder son of Eudamidas II, was the 25th king of the Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta.[1] Posterity has reckoned him an idealistic but impractical monarch.[2]
- ^ Mason, Charles Peter (1867), "Agis (4)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, p. 73, archived from the original on 2009-04-12, retrieved 2008-05-23
- ^ Cartledge, Paul Anthony (1996), "Agis IV", in Hornblower, Simon (ed.), Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press