Cleomenes II

Cleomenes II
King of Sparta
Reign370–309 BC
PredecessorAgesipolis II
SuccessorAreus I
Died309 BC
IssueAcrotatus, Cleonymus
GreekΚλεομένης
DynastyAgiad
FatherCleombrotus I

Cleomenes II (‹See Tfd›Greek: Κλεομένης; died 309 BC) was king of Sparta from 370 to 309 BC. He was the second son of Cleombrotus I, and grandfather of Areus I, who succeeded him. Although he reigned for more than 60 years, his life is completely unknown, apart from a victory at the Pythian Games in 336 BC. Several theories have been suggested by modern historians to explain such inactivity, but none has gained consensus.